Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Desktop Board P4rd1-mx vs MSI 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:Socket 478
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:2
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:2 GB
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:0
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
S/PDIF out port
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:No
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
Networking features
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:Reltek RLC8201CL 10/100
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s.
Width
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:245 mm
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:218.4 mm
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of Desktop Board P4rd1-mx, 945GM2-FI
43 specifications	A ASUS Desktop Board P4rd1-mx View product	B MSI 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 945GM2-FI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Reltek RLC8201CL 10/100	10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s.
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP, 2003 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 2 x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218.4 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	ADI AD1986A	Realtek ALC880
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon X300	Unknown — not stated by the source

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