Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

36specifications compared
19differ
17identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:4
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:6
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:0
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-MA790X-UD4, G41TM-E43
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD4 View product	B MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E43 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit/s	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	205 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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