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GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI G45M Digital

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- G45M Digital:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- G45M Digital:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- G45M Digital:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:12
- G45M Digital:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- G45M Digital:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- G45M Digital:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- G45M Digital:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- G45M Digital:0

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Comparison of GA-EX58-UD4P, G45M Digital
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-EX58-UD4P View product	B MSI G45M Digital View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	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
Expansion slots1 differ
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x4 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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