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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Desktop Board P4rd1-mx vs MSI 945P PLATINUM Retail

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 2identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket 478
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 2 GB
    • 4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • 0, 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Audio output
    • ADI AD1986A
    • 7.1 Realtek ALC882

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43 specifications
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ASUS

Desktop Board P4rd1-mxView product
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MSI

945P PLATINUM RetailView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket 478LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1066 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, JBOD0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one128 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNo
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersReltek RLC8201CL 10/100Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 98, 2000, Me, XP, 2003 Linux
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffersPCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCIPCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x 32-bit v2.3 master PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one245 mm
DepthKnown for one218.4 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffersADI AD1986A7.1 Realtek ALC882
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI Radeon X300
I/O portsKnown for one1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port (COM 1) 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x Coaxial SPDIF out 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack (S/SPDIF out) 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN jacks

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