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ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe vs MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

42specifications compared
14differ
28identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4 on the ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe, Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Supported memory types: DDR2-SDRAM on the ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe, DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Supported memory types
- P5AD2 Deluxe:DDR2-SDRAM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type
- P5AD2 Deluxe:DIMM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- P5AD2 Deluxe:400,533 MHz
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P5AD2 Deluxe:SATA, SATA II
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5AD2 Deluxe:2
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5AD2 Deluxe:2
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5AD2 Deluxe:1
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- P5AD2 Deluxe:ATX
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5AD2 Deluxe, G41M-P43
66 specifications	A ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe View product	B MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P43 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	533,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	400,533 MHz	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 925X Express	Intel® G41
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	198 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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