Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:2
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:6
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:8
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:2
- P7N SLI Platinum:1
Audio chip
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:Realtek ALC889A
- P7N SLI Platinum:Realtek ALC888
Width
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:305 mm
- P7N SLI Platinum:304 mm
Depth
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:244 mm
- P7N SLI Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775, P7N SLI Platinum
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 View product	B MSI P7N SLI Platinum 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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown 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
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 3 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
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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