Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD vs MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

46specifications compared
24differ
22identical
19known 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 M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD 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 M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). Only the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:AMD
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:16 GB
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
On-board graphics card
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:Yes
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:4
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:6
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A88TD-M, P67A-G43(B3)
65 specifications	A ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD Model M4A88TD-M 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 X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
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
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	5
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 880G	Intel® P67
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME,WOR PME,WOR Ring,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel P67 (B3)

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