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ASUS Blitz Formula (SE) ATX vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 14identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:6
    • P35D3 Platinum:5
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:2
    • P35D3 Platinum:1
  • Audio chip
    • Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:ADI AD1988B
    • P35D3 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
  • Width
    • Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:305 mm
    • P35D3 Platinum:245 mm
  • Depth
    • Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:245 mm
    • P35D3 Platinum:305 mm

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Comparison of Blitz Formula (SE) ATX, P35D3 Platinum
41 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindow XP/VistaUnknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneCOP EX LED ASUS C.P.R.Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCIe x16 3x PCIe x1 2x PCI 2.2-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Special featuresKnown for oneATI CrossFire GC (x8)Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL (PME) WOR (PME) PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark 3DMark 06 AE Kaspersky Anti-VirusUnknown — not stated by the source

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