Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of G41TM-P33, NF980-G65
46 specifications	A MSI G41TM-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-P33 View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports4 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) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8131M	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 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	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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