Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 PRO vs MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E3 PRO:6
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 PRO:6
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 PRO:6
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 PRO:1
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5E3 PRO:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5E3 PRO:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5E3 PRO:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5E3 PRO:Marvell 88E8056
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Atheros AR8131M

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Comparison of P5E3 PRO, G41TM-E63
40 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 PRO View product	B MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E63 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Atheros AR8131M
Networking featuresKnown for one	PCIe Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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