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

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

Key differences

The MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, LGA 1156 (Socket H) on the MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX. Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, LAN PCI-E Gb LAN on the MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX.

  • 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
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers49
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers25
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetLAN PCI-E Gb LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers208 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 100/66/33Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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