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ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 vs MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 12identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, Intel on the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:AMD
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:Socket AM3
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:4
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:16 GB
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:2
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:7
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:8
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:1
    • G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, G41M-P23
51 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers72
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8112LRealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANPCI Express LAN 10/100/1000
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790XUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm200 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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