Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of P5G41T-M/USB3, P55A-GD65
50 specifications	A ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41T-M/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-GD65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 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	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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 port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	LAN PCI-E Gb LAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
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 & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	305 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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