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 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
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
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
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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