ASUS DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) vs MSI K9A Platinum

Key differences

• Processor manufacturer
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):Intel
  • K9A Platinum:AMD
• Processor socket
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):LGA 771 (Socket J)
  • K9A Platinum:Socket AM2
• Number of memory slots
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):8
  • K9A Platinum:4
• Maximum internal memory
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):32 GB
  • K9A Platinum:8 GB
• RAID levels
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):0, 1
  • K9A Platinum:0, 1, 0+1
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):2
  • K9A Platinum:3
• Number of SATA connectors
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):6
  • K9A Platinum:4
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):2
  • K9A Platinum:4