Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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 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 chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111C
Expansion slots2 differ
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
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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