Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX vs MSI P7N SLI-FI

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- P7N SLI-FI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- P7N SLI-FI:4
Maximum internal memory
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:4 GB
- P7N SLI-FI:8 GB
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:1
- P7N SLI-FI:0
Networking features
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet
- P7N SLI-FI:IEEE1394, Realtek RTL8211BL
Motherboard form factor
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P7N SLI-FI:ATX

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Comparison of 945GCM478-L, P7N SLI-FI
43 specifications	A MSI 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478-L View product	B MSI P7N SLI-FI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® D	Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet	IEEE1394, Realtek RTL8211BL
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8101E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express 16x 2 x 32-bit v2.3 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	DMA 66/100 IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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