Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
7differ
20identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
HDMI ports quantity
- P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8102E(L)
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Atheros AR8131M
Audio chip
- P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889
Depth
- P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:230 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL-AM/C/SI, G41TM-E63
49 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL-AM/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5KPL-AM/C/SI View product	B MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E63 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown 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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8102E(L)	Atheros AR8131M
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	230 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
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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