Product comparison · 2 pc/workstation barebones

MSI 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559 vs Shuttle XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T)

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:Intel Atom®
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Intel
Memory slots type
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:SO-DIMM
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:4 GB
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):8 GB
Supported memory clock speeds
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:667,800 MHz
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):800,1066 MHz
Number of storage drives supported
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:1
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):2
Graphics card family
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:AMD
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Intel
Motherboard chipset
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:Intel NM10
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Intel® G41 Express
Processor socket
- 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559:BGA 559
- XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):LGA 775 (Socket T)

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Comparison of 6668-004BUS, XG41
67 specifications	A MSI 6668-004BUS PC/workstation barebone Black D525 Intel NM10 BGA 559 Model 6668-004BUS View product	B Shuttle XG41 PC/workstation barebone Desktop Black Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T) Model XG41 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Atom®	Intel
Processor modelKnown for one	D525	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Pineview	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	667,800 MHz	800,1066 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	1	2
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), miniSD, MMC, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA X4500
Performance4 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel NM10	Intel® G41 Express
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 559	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported processor frequency (max)Known for one	1.66 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC858	High Definition Audio
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mini PC barebone
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, PCT AH07, UL/cUL, TUV, CB, C-Tick, R3308, VCCI, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	65 W	90 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.81 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Number of processors installed	1	1
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	297 x 60.2 x 223 mm	200 x 242 x 73 mm
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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