Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

31specifications compared
15differ
16identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066 MHz
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-G41MT-S2, H67MS-E43
60 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MT-S2 View product	B MSI H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H67MS-E43 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Front panel audio connector	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 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
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 quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G41	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	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	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	194 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10

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