Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P45-8D Memory Lover vs MSI P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Compatible processor series
- P45-8D Memory Lover:Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® Pentium®
Number of memory slots
- P45-8D Memory Lover:8
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- P45-8D Memory Lover:4
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P45-8D Memory Lover:8
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P45-8D Memory Lover:0
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P45-8D Memory Lover:0
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P45-8D Memory Lover:0
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P45-8D Memory Lover:1
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P45-8D Memory Lover, P7NGM-Digital
40 specifications	A MSI P45-8D Memory Lover View product	B MSI P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P7NGM-Digital View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme	Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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