Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B SE vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 13identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B SE:6
    • P35D3 Platinum:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5B SE:4
    • P35D3 Platinum:6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5B SE:1
    • P35D3 Platinum:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5B SE:1
    • P35D3 Platinum:2
  • Audio chip
    • P5B SE:Realtek ALC662
    • P35D3 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
  • Audio output channels
    • P5B SE:5.1 channels
    • P35D3 Platinum:7.1 channels
  • Width
    • P5B SE:305 mm
    • P35D3 Platinum:245 mm
  • Depth
    • P5B SE:188 mm
    • P35D3 Platinum:305 mm

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Comparison of P5B SE, P35D3 Platinum
40 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI-E x16 2 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI 2.2-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers188 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME, WOR PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B

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