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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II GENE vs MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 16identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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51 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus II GENEView product
B

MSI

G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G41TM-E43

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-CoreIntel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANFast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers12
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster, 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - ASUS TurboV utility - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - ASUS AI Suite
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersJMicron JMB363 PATA/SATAIDE
Controller interface typeDiffersIntel ICH10R SATASATAII
Audio outputKnown for oneRealtek ALC888S
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB

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