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ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition vs MSI P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 4identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:8 GB
    • P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:ATX
    • P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Audio chip
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:ADI AD1988B
    • P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708
  • Width
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:305 mm
    • P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
  • Depth
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:244 mm
    • P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of P5B Premium Vista Edition, P4M900M2-L
47 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one7Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BVIA VT1708
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVIA P4M900
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.22 x PCI 1 x PCI-E (x1)
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers 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 oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA I/IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS C.P.R. AI NOS SFS ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 x USB 2.0 2 x S-ATA RAID 2 x UDMA133 IDE

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