Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

17specifications compared
5differ
12identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Audio output channels
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels
Depth
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:200 mm

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Comparison of P5B-E, PT890-Neo-V
41 specifications	A ASUS P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B-E View product	B MSI PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model PT890-Neo-V View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT8237R
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AI Booster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS AI Gear ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Noise Filter ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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