Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

29specifications compared
10differ
19identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P35D3 Platinum:Intel
Processor socket
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P35D3 Platinum:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P35D3 Platinum:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P35D3 Platinum:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- P35D3 Platinum:1
Headphone outputs
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8
- P35D3 Platinum:1
Audio chip
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ADI AD1988B
- P35D3 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Width
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- P35D3 Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of M2-CROSSHAIR, P35D3 Platinum
45 specifications	A ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2-CROSSHAIR View product	B MSI P35D3 Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	8	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	-ASUS AI NOS, -AI Overclocking, -AI Clock Skew, -ASUS PEG Link, -ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x4, 3 x PCI 2.2.	-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 AE NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Silicon Image 3132 SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	-LCD Poster, -EL I/O, -Onboard LED, -CMOS, -Q-Connector, -Q-Fan Plus, -ASUS CrashFree BIOS3, -ASUS EZ Flash2, -ASUS Music Alarm, -ASUS MyLogo3.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B

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