Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Desktop Board P4v800d-x vs MSI 945P PLATINUM Retail

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Desktop Board P4v800d-x:Socket 478
- 945P PLATINUM Retail:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- Desktop Board P4v800d-x:0, 1, JBOD
- 945P PLATINUM Retail:0, 1

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of Desktop Board P4v800d-x, 945P PLATINUM Retail
33 specifications	A ASUS Desktop Board P4v800d-x View product	B MSI 945P PLATINUM Retail View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Realtek 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN	Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows: - Win 2000 Server SP4 - Microsoft Win 2003 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Server EMT64 Edition - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Win 2003 Ent SP1 x32 - Win 2000 Adv Server SP4 - Win 2003 Std SP1 x32 Unix / Linux: - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP 8X 1 x PCI Express x16 (x4 mode only) 3 x PCI	PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x 32-bit v2.3 master PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	208 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Drivers - ASUS PC Probe - Anti-Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 Realtek ALC882
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons