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ASUS P5B Premium vs MSI Media Live DIVA

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 10identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5B Premium:Intel
    • Media Live DIVA:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5B Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Media Live DIVA:Socket AM2
  • RAID levels
    • P5B Premium:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • Media Live DIVA:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B Premium:7
    • Media Live DIVA:4
  • TPM connector
    • P5B Premium:Yes
    • Media Live DIVA:No
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:2
    • Media Live DIVA:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5B Premium:2
    • Media Live DIVA:0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:1
    • Media Live DIVA:0

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Comparison of P5B Premium, Media Live DIVA
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.125 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
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 connectors11
TPM connectorDiffersYesNo
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers20
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers41
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988BUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
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
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x IDE
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 MB

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