Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI G41M-P43 Combo

44specifications compared
24differ
20identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- G41M-P43 Combo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory channels
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Triple-channel
- G41M-P43 Combo:Dual-channel
Memory voltage
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1.5 V
- G41M-P43 Combo:1.5,1.8 V
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:800,1066,1333,2133 MHz
- G41M-P43 Combo:667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:16 GB
- G41M-P43 Combo:8 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:No
- G41M-P43 Combo:Yes
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- G41M-P43 Combo:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
- G41M-P43 Combo:1

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Comparison of GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI, G41M-P43 Combo
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI View product	B MSI G41M-P43 Combo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	1.5,1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,2133 MHz	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1740 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features6 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X58	Intel® G41
Motherboard southbridgeDiffers	Intel ICH10R	Intel ICH7
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Windows
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	198 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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