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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 10identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 2 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • CD/AUX audio in
    • No
    • Yes

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58 specifications
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ASUS

CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX

Model CROSSHAIR

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B

MSI

PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model PM8PM-IL

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers02
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inDiffersNoYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersNVIDIA DualNet10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R. Extreme Tweaker ASUS AI Booster Utility
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneVIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI 2.21 x AGP 8x/4X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers30.5 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers24.5 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 Advanced Edition NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA
Audio outputDiffers8-channelRealtek ALC655
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
Special featuresKnown for oneLCD Poster EL I/O Onboard LED CMOS Q-Connector Q-Fan Plus ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME WOR PME Chasis Intrusion PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for oneS3 UniChrome Pro

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