Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

32specifications compared
14differ
18identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-EQ45M-S2, GA-EX58-UD4
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EQ45M-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-EX58-UD4 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	4	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82567LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Win Vista/XP
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots.	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	iTE IT8720
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 244 x 0 mm
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Time Repair Q-Share
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x 24-pin ATX 1x 8-pin ATX 1x IDE 3x system fan 1x North Bridge fan 1x front panel 1x power LED 1x CMOS
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source

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