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MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P45 Neo2-FIR

32specifications compared
11differ
21identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo2-FIR has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI P45 Neo2-FIR 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 Neo2-FIR has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 4). Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, IEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C on the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR.

Number of memory slots
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P45 Neo2-FIR:4
Maximum internal memory
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P45 Neo2-FIR:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P45 Neo2-FIR:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P45 Neo2-FIR:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P45 Neo2-FIR:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:0
Motherboard form factor
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P45 Neo2-FIR:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:2

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Comparison of G43M2, P45 Neo2-FIR
47 specifications	A MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2 View product	B MSI P45 Neo2-FIR View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	IEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	228 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE

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