Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K8NGM2-IL motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

26specifications compared
8differ
18identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K8NGM2-IL motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8NGM2-IL motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Motherboard form factor
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- K8NGM2-IL motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- K8NGM2-IL motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
- K8NGM2-IL motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5AD2-E, K8NGM2-IL
35 specifications	A ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5AD2-E View product	B MSI K8NGM2-IL motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2-IL View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell PCIe 88E8053 Gigabit LAN	10 / 100Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x 32-bit Master PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	C-Media High Definition Audio 8-ch CODEC	RealTek ALC880.
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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