Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

28specifications compared
9differ
19identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 on the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC887 on the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC889 on the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Networking features
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000
Audio chip
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC887
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
Width
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:200 mm

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Comparison of P5G41T-M/USB3, G41M-P23
49 specifications	A ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41T-M/USB3 View product	B MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P23 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 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	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
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	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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