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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Formula vs ASUS P5G43T-M PRO

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 15identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 10
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 9
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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49 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus III FormulaView product
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ASUS

P5G43T-M PROView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers106
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers61
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers96
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros L1E
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm209 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1

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