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MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX

39specifications compared
19differ
20identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:7
Number of chassis fan connectors
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of G41TM-E43, X58M
44 specifications	A MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E43 View product	B MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX Model X58M View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	205 mm	245 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE	IDE
Controller interface type	SATAII	SATAII
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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