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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs MSI X38 Diamond

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 8identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 245 mm

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44 specifications
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ASUS

Motherboard P5N-MXView product
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MSI

X38 DiamondView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantity22
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one100/10
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC662
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000Vista Premium
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.1 x PCI 2 x PCI-E 2 x PCI-E x16 2 x PCI-E Lite
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers330 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGeForce 7050 GPU / nForce 610i
Special featuresKnown for one-MyLogo 2 -EZ Flash 2 -CrashFree BIOS 2 -Q-Fan
Manageability featuresKnown for one-Ring -PXE -WOL -PME.
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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