Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

41specifications compared
20differ
21identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, Intel on the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A87T, P67A-G43(B3)
66 specifications	A ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87T View product	B MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P67A-G43(B3) View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	5
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	Intel® P67
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel P67 (B3)
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	8 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source

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