Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Maximum internal memory
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
LAN controller
- G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Atheros AR8131M
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL

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Comparison of G41M-P35, H55-G43
41 specifications	A MSI G41M-P35 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P35 View product	B MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model H55-G43 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8131M	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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