Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P7NDIAMOND Motherboard

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:1
Width
- GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:244 mm
Depth
- GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- P7NDIAMOND Motherboard:303.7 mm

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Comparison of GA-EX38-DS5, P7NDIAMOND Motherboard
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EX38-DS5 View product	B MSI P7NDIAMOND Motherboard View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	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
Networking featuresKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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