Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX vs MSI P7NDIAMOND Motherboard

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX:Socket 774
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX:1
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX:8
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX:2
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:1
Width
- GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX:305 mm
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:244 mm
Depth
- GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX:244 mm
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:303.7 mm

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Comparison of GA-EX38-DQ6, P7NDIAMOND Motherboard
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DQ6 Socket 774 ATX Model GA-EX38-DQ6 View product	B MSI P7NDIAMOND Motherboard View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 774	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	303.7 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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