Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G965MDH-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Motherboard form factor
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- G965MDH-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- G965MDH-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:228.6 mm
- G965MDH-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of P5B-Plus, G965MDH-FI
45 specifications	A ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B-Plus View product	B MSI G965MDH-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G965MDH-FI View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	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
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82566DC
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2	2xPCI, 1xPCI-E (x1), 1xPCI-E (x16)
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	228.6 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti Virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x USB 2.0 6x S-ATA II

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