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ASUS P5G41C-M LX vs GIGABYTE GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 14identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P5G41C-M LX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5G41C-M LX:2
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5G41C-M LX:8 GB
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5G41C-M LX:4
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:7
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5G41C-M LX:4
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5G41C-M LX:0
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5G41C-M LX:2
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5G41C-M LX:0
    • GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5G41C-M LX, GA-H57M-USB3
53 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors44
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers47
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersPCIe Gb LAN10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers216 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS PC Probe II ASUS UpdateNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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