Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Formula vs MSI G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
15differ
11identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Maximus III Formula:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Maximus III Formula:4
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus III Formula:16 GB
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus III Formula:3
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:9
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:1
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:1
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Maximus III Formula:1
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of Maximus III Formula, G41TM-P33
43 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Formula View product	B MSI G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-P33 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8131M
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1828S
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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