All categories
Phones & WearablesView all 31

Departments

Phones & WearablesComputers & TabletsComponents & StorageNetworkingPrinting & OfficePower & ChargingTV, Audio & VideoGaming, Toys & RobotsKitchen AppliancesHome AppliancesPersonal Care & HealthSmart Home & SecurityCar & MobilityTools & GardenCameras & Photo

Shopping country

Browse

All categoriesCompare products

Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A2GM-F V3

Add a product
  • 31specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 13identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (16 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 10 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (12 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 12
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 4
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only
50 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model GA-EG45M-DS2H

View product
B

MSI

K9A2GM-F V3View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers122
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers21
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitIEEE1394 / FireWire
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888 / ALC662
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows Vista/XPWin Vista
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI Radeon 2100
I/O portsKnown for one1 x IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons