MSI P43-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Comparison of P43-C51, P45-C51

40 specifications	A MSI P43-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P43-C51 View product	B MSI P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P45-C51 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
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 quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	3	3
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	220 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE	IDE
Controller interface type	SATAII	SATAII
Audio output	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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