Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

39specifications compared
17differ
22identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-G41MT-S2P, H55M-E21
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2P motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MT-S2P View product	B MSI H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-E21 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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
Chassis intrusion 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	6
S/PDIF out 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 ports4 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8105E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® H55
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
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
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	244 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II

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