Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:ATX
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:VIA VT1828S
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888S

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Comparison of 790X-G45, G41M4-L
39 specifications	A MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model 790X-G45 View product	B MSI G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M4-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC888S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8103E(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet

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