Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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 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
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
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
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
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
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
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
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

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