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ASUS P5G41-M LX vs MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5G41-M LX:Intel
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5G41-M LX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P5G41-M LX:2
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5G41-M LX:8 GB
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5G41-M LX:2
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5G41-M LX:4
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41-M LX:4
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5G41-M LX:2
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of P5G41-M LX, 870A-G54
50 specifications	A ASUS P5G41-M LX View product	B MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870A-G54 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA III
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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