Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron vs MSI P965 Platinum

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:AMD
- P965 Platinum:Intel
Processor socket
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Socket 940
- P965 Platinum:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:6
- P965 Platinum:4
Maximum internal memory
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:24 GB
- P965 Platinum:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
- P965 Platinum:7
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
- P965 Platinum:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:1
- P965 Platinum:2
Networking features
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Fast/Gigabit Ethernet
- P965 Platinum:10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Comparison of K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron, P965 Platinum
44 specifications	A ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron View product	B MSI P965 Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	4	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast/Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Linux Operating System (RedHat WS3.0, SuSE v9.2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI-E x16 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit v2.3 master PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 883
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security 2005	Unknown — not stated by the source

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