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GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD vs MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

40specifications compared
15differ
25identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD (4 vs 2). The MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 667,000 ,1066,1333 MHz more supported memory clock speeds than the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD (667,800,1066,1333 MHz vs 800,1066,1333 MHz). The GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:AMD
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:Socket AM3+
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:DDR3-SDRAM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:2
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Memory slots type
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:DIMM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:800,1066,1333 MHz
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:6
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:1
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-78LMT-S2PT, G41M-P43
59 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD Model GA-78LMT-S2PT View product	B MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P43 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	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)
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® G41
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	198 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	244 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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