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MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

31specifications compared
15differ
16identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0

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Comparison of G41M-P23, X58A-GD65
44 specifications	A MSI G41M-P23 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P23 View product	B MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model X58A-GD65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AHCI

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