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ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
8differ
19identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Motherboard form factor
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of P5AD2-E, PM8M3-V
34 specifications	A ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5AD2-E View product	B MSI PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8M3-V View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 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 connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell PCIe 88E8053 Gigabit LAN	10Mb/s & 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 AGP 8x/4X 2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 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 ALC655
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S3 UniChrome Pro

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