Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) vs MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

39specifications compared
18differ
21identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) (4 vs 2). The MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 667,000 ,1066,1333 MHz more supported memory clock speeds than the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) (667,800,1066,1333 MHz vs 800,1066,1333 MHz). The MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX), Intel on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX), LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):AMD
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):Socket AM3+
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):DDR3-SDRAM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):2
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Memory slots type
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):DIMM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):800,1066,1333 MHz
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):SATA III
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
Parallel processing technology support
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):Hybrid CrossFireX
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Not supported

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Comparison of 880GMS-E35 (FX), G41M-P43
65 specifications	A MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX)View product	B MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P43 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom FX	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	Not supported
DirectX versionKnown for one	10.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 880G	Intel® G41
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	198 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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