Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum graphics card memory
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:32 MB
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:256 MB
LAN controller
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5BV-C, K9AGM3-FIH
35 specifications	A ASUS P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5BV-C View product	B MSI K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM3-FIH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	32 MB	256 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethenet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	3x PCI 32-bit/33 MHz 1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x8	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraATA 33/66/100	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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Z9s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	SmartFan I	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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