Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

28specifications compared
8differ
20identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
Audio chip
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC887
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC889
PCI Express x1 slots
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Controller interface type
- P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel ICH10
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:SATA III

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Comparison of P5P43TD/USB3, 870A-G54
49 specifications	A ASUS P5P43TD/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5P43TD/USB3 View product	B MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870A-G54 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
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
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	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	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	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	224 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB368 PATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel ICH10	SATA III
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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