Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

27specifications compared
6differ
21identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
Audio chip
- P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC887
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:224 mm
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:200 mm

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Comparison of P5G41C-M, 945GCM478
40 specifications	A ASUS P5G41C-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41C-M View product	B MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 478
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 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 quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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