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GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI 5100 Master-S4M

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- 5100 Master-S4M:LGA 771 (Socket J)
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:12
- 5100 Master-S4M:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:10
- 5100 Master-S4M:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- 5100 Master-S4M:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- 5100 Master-S4M:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- 5100 Master-S4M:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
- 5100 Master-S4M:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:ATX
- 5100 Master-S4M:SSI CEB

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Comparison of GA-EX58-EXTREME, 5100 Master-S4M
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-EX58-EXTREME View product	B MSI 5100 Master-S4M View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	6
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 IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	SSI CEB
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Intel® 5100
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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