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ASUS P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI G45M Digital

30specifications compared
15differ
15identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- G45M Digital:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- G45M Digital:4
Maximum internal memory
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:12 GB
- G45M Digital:16 GB
RAID levels
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- G45M Digital:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
eSATA ports quantity
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- G45M Digital:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- G45M Digital:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- G45M Digital:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
- G45M Digital:1

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Comparison of P6T, G45M Digital
47 specifications	A ASUS P6T Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model P6T View product	B MSI G45M Digital View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	12 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
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
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	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	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB322	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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