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GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:7
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:3
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-EQ45M-S2, X58M
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EQ45M-S2 View product	B MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX Model X58M View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
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
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	7
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	4	6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82567LM	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 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	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	ATA-133/100/66/33	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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