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MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

36specifications compared
11differ
25identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 3). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Controller interface type: SATAII on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, SATA2 on the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
PCI slots
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3

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Comparison of G43M2, P45-8D
42 specifications	A MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2 View product	B MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P45-8D View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	228 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATAII	SATA2
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA2

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