Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP vs MSI K9N SLI-2F

18specifications compared
4differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:Intel
- K9N SLI-2F:AMD
Processor socket
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N SLI-2F:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:4
- K9N SLI-2F:3
Audio output
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:192KHz/24-bit
- K9N SLI-2F:Realtek ALC883

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Comparison of P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP, K9N SLI-2F
41 specifications	A ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP View product	B MSI K9N SLI-2F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vitesse VSC8601
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI Express x16 (SLI) 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	192KHz/24-bit	Realtek ALC883
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source

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