Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 vs MSI X48 Platinum

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:1
- X48 Platinum:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:2
- X48 Platinum:1
Networking features
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:10/100/1000 Mbit
- X48 Platinum:LAN 10/100/1000
Audio chip
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:Realtek ALC889A
- X48 Platinum:Realtek ALC888
Depth
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:244 mm
- X48 Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775, X48 Platinum
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 View product	B MSI X48 Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	LAN 10/100/1000
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm

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