Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Formula vs MSI G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Maximus III Formula:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Maximus III Formula:4
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus III Formula:16 GB
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus III Formula:10
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Maximus III Formula:6
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:9
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:1
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:1
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Maximus III Formula, G43M2-F
48 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Formula View product	B MSI G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2-F 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 connectorsDiffers	6	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	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 outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	288 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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