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ASUS RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:7
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of RAMPAGEII/GENE, P43T-C51
45 specifications	A ASUS RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model RAMPAGEII/GENE View product	B MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P43T-C51 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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	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	3	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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD2000B	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, WOR, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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