Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Atheros L1E
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features
- P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of P5P43TD, G43TM-E51
45 specifications	A ASUS P5P43TD LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5P43TD View product	B MSI G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43TM-E51 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of COM 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	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	230 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATAII
Audio outputDiffers	ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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