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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
    • Maximus III Formula:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • P5G43T-M PRO:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • Maximus III Formula:4
    • P5G43T-M PRO:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus III Formula:16 GB
    • P5G43T-M PRO:8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Maximus III Formula:10
    • P5G43T-M PRO:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Maximus III Formula:6
    • P5G43T-M PRO:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Maximus III Formula:9
    • P5G43T-M PRO:6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Maximus III Formula:1
    • P5G43T-M PRO:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Maximus III Formula:1
    • P5G43T-M PRO:0

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Comparison of Maximus III Formula, P5G43T-M PRO
49 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGMA X4500
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers106
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers61
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers96
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAtheros L1E
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm209 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA 3 Gb/s
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source

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