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MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD vs MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

29specifications compared
16differ
13identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD (4 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:AMD
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:4
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:16 GB
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:3
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:5
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:6
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:1
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of 880GM-E43, G41M-P23
35 specifications	A MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD Model 880GM-E43 View product	B MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P23 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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	PCI-E GbLAN	PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
RAID controller typeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source

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