Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

41specifications compared
20differ
21identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-G41M-COMBO, GA-X58-USB3
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41M-COMBO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-X58-USB3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G41	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	1.0	1.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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