Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI X38 Platinum

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- X38 Platinum:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- X38 Platinum:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- X38 Platinum:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- X38 Platinum:2
LAN controller
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
- X38 Platinum:Realtek RTL8111B
Width
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- X38 Platinum:245 mm
Depth
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:200 mm
- X38 Platinum:305 mm

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Comparison of P4M900M3-L, X38 Platinum
31 specifications	A MSI P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P4M900M3-L View product	B MSI X38 Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Chrome9 HC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA P4M900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI-E X16 2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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