Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Extreme vs ASUS P5G41C-M LX

27specifications compared
18differ
9identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Maximus III Extreme:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- P5G41C-M LX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Maximus III Extreme:4
- P5G41C-M LX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus III Extreme:16 GB
- P5G41C-M LX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus III Extreme:2
- P5G41C-M LX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus III Extreme:9
- P5G41C-M LX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:7
- P5G41C-M LX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:1
- P5G41C-M LX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:1
- P5G41C-M LX:2

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Comparison of Maximus III Extreme, P5G41C-M LX
45 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Extreme View product	B ASUS P5G41C-M LX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X4500
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	9	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	PCIe Gb LAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT2020	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1+2 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	5	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	216 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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