Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
LAN controller
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Atheros AR8131M
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Motherboard form factor
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of G41TM-E63, P43T-C51
30 specifications	A MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E63 View product	B MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P43T-C51 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8131M	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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