Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q SE2/C/SI vs MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:16 GB
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:3
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:6
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:6
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5Q SE2/C/SI:Realtek RTL8111C
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Atheros AR8131M

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Comparison of P5Q SE2/C/SI, G41TM-E63
47 specifications	A ASUS P5Q SE2/C/SI View product	B MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E63 View product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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 COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Atheros AR8131M
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 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 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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