Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 vs MSI P7N Diamond

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:2
- P7N Diamond:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:8
- P7N Diamond:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:1
- P7N Diamond:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:2
- P7N Diamond:1
Width
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:305 mm
- P7N Diamond:304 mm
Depth
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:244 mm
- P7N Diamond:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775, P7N Diamond
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 View product	B MSI P7N Diamond View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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