Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD vs MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

44specifications compared
25differ
19identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD has 4 more memory slots than the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (8 vs 4). The MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD has 0.3 V more memory voltage than the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1.8 V vs 1.5 V). The MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 24 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD (32 GB vs 8 GB). Only the MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:AMD
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:8
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Memory voltage
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:1.8 V
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:667,800,1066 MHz
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:8 GB
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:0, 1, 0+1
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
On-board graphics card
- 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD:Yes
- P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No

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Comparison of 740GTM-P21, P67A-G43(B3)
61 specifications	A MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD Model 740GTM-P21 View product	B MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P67A-G43(B3) View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom X4	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	667,800,1066 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	5
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8103E(L)	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 740G	Intel® P67
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel P67 (B3)
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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