Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

30specifications compared
18differ
12identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 10 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (12 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 0). The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:DIMM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:12
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3, G41M-P43
58 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 View product	B MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P43 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	12	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® G41
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	198 mm
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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