Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G41M-P28 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
6differ
19identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-G41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- G41M-P28 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- G41M-P28 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-G41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G41M-P28 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-G41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G41M-P28 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Audio chip
- GA-G41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
- G41M-P28 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708S

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Comparison of GA-G41MFT-US2H, G41M-P28
54 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MFT-US2H View product	B MSI G41M-P28 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P28 View product
Processoridentical
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8131M
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 32Bit
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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