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MSI Eclipse Plus vs MSI G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Eclipse Plus:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Eclipse Plus:6
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Eclipse Plus:24 GB
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Eclipse Plus:10
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Eclipse Plus:8
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Eclipse Plus:2
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- Eclipse Plus:2
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Eclipse Plus:1
- G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of Eclipse Plus, G41M4-F
42 specifications	A MSI Eclipse Plus View product	B MSI G41M4-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M4-F View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	8 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	IEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C	PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCI Express gen2 x16 2 x PCI Express gen1 x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x GreenPower Genie 1 x Reset Button 1 x serial port pinheader 1 x D-LED2 1 x GreenPower Button 1 x OC Dial Button 1 x OC Dial Knob 1 x Debug LED 1 x 5 in 1 + Optical SPDIF out Audio Card	Unknown — not stated by the source

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