Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G43M2 mATX S775

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- G43M2 mATX S775:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
- G43M2 mATX S775:4 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- G43M2 mATX S775:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G43M2 mATX S775:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G43M2 mATX S775:0
HDMI ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G43M2 mATX S775:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G43M2 mATX S775:0
Networking features
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- G43M2 mATX S775:Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of P5N7A-VM, G43M2 mATX S775
46 specifications	A ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N7A-VM View product	B MSI G43M2 mATX S775 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	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	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	234 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 9300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6

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