Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX

26specifications compared
18differ
8identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
Number of memory slots
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:200,266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:2 GB
On-board graphics card
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P5G41T-M/CSM, KT4M
61 specifications	A ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41T-M/CSM View product	B MSI KT4M motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) micro ATX Model KT4M View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket A (462)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	200,266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	VIA KT400
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	RealTek ALC650
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 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
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	245 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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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