Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI Big Bang-XPowe

37specifications compared
22differ
15identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Big Bang-XPowe:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- Big Bang-XPowe:6
Memory channels
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Dual-channel
- Big Bang-XPowe:Triple-channel
Maximum internal memory
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- Big Bang-XPowe:24 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Big Bang-XPowe:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- Big Bang-XPowe:5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- Big Bang-XPowe:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Big Bang-XPowe:2

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Comparison of P5G41T-M/CSM, Big Bang-XPowe
73 specifications	A ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41T-M/CSM View product	B MSI Big Bang-XPowe View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Triple-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® X58
Motherboard southbridgeDiffers	Intel ICH7	Intel ICH10R
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	2	6
BIOS1 differ
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 versionDiffers	2.0a	2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	203 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	PATA, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Anti-Surge ASUS Turbo Key	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10

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