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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
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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