Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN) vs MSI G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):LGA 771 (Socket J)
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):8
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):32 GB
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):1
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):4
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):1
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):Intel® 82563EB
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Marvell 88E8056
Motherboard form factor
- 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):Extended ATX
- G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN), G33M-FI
33 specifications	A MSI 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN)View product	B MSI G33M-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G33M-FI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Marvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	16 x PCI-E 8 x PCI-E 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI	1 x PCI Express 16X 1 x PCI Express 1X 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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