Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX

43specifications compared
13differ
30identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Ethernet interface type
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
LAN controller
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Atheros AR8151
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8105E
Motherboard chipset
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® G41
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:NVIDIA nForce 630a
Audio chip
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT2021
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Realtek ALC887

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Comparison of GA-G41MT-S2P, GF615M-P31
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MT-S2P View product	B MSI GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GF615M-P31 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7025
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8105E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	NVIDIA nForce 630a
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT2021	Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	194 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8718	nForce 630a
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10

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