Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939 vs MSI G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:AMD
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:Socket 939
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:4
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:4 GB
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:2
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:0
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:0
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:ATX
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939, G41M-P25
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939 View product	B MSI G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P25 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
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 inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell 8001 Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC850	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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