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GIGABYTE GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX

35specifications compared
17differ
18identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Memory voltage
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1.5 V
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1.8 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:12
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-EX58-DS4, KA780GM
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-EX58-DS4 View product	B MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX Model KA780GM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM2
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	5
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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