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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 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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
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
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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