Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

39specifications compared
13differ
26identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 5). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more IEEE1394 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-EG43M-S2H, GA-MA790GP-DS4H
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG43M-S2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790GP-DS4H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm

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