Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX vs MSI P35 Diamond

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:AMD
- P35 Diamond:Intel
Processor socket
- K8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
- P35 Diamond:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- K8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
- P35 Diamond:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- K8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P35 Diamond:ATX
Expansion slots
- K8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:1 x AGP8X 3 x PCI
- P35 Diamond:2xPCI-E (x1) 2xPCI

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Comparison of K8V-MX, P35 Diamond
33 specifications	A ASUS K8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model K8V-MX View product	B MSI P35 Diamond View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA K8M800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP8X 3 x PCI	2xPCI-E (x1) 2xPCI
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	245 x 245	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI AD1988 SoundMAX 6-channel CODEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x VGA 1 x Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 4 x USB Internal I/O Connectors 2 x USB connector supports additional 4 USB ports 24-pin ATX Power connector 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector CD / AUX audio in Chassis Intrusion CPU / Chassis FA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100M LAN PHY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe Anti-Virus Software ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source

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