Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

28specifications compared
13differ
15identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:3
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of 870A-G54, G41M-P25
40 specifications	A MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870A-G54 View product	B MSI G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P25 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source

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