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ASUS P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX vs MSI G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

32specifications compared
13differ
19identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2 GB
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:1
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:1
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Networking features
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Fast Ethernet
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:ATX
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P4B533-X, G43M2-F
48 specifications	A ASUS P4B533-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model P4B533-X 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	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	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	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	178 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
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	STR STD C.P.R. MyLogo EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	3 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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