Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K8D Master3-FA4R

17specifications compared
8differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K8D Master3-FA4R:AMD
Processor socket
- P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8D Master3-FA4R:Socket 940
Maximum internal memory
- P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- K8D Master3-FA4R:24 GB
Motherboard form factor
- P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- K8D Master3-FA4R:Extended ATX
Depth
- P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
- K8D Master3-FA4R:330 mm
Graphics controller
- P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATI RAGE-XL
- K8D Master3-FA4R:ATI Rage XL

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Comparison of P5CR-L, K8D Master3-FA4R
33 specifications	A ASUS P5CR-L motherboard Intel® E7221 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5CR-L View product	B MSI K8D Master3-FA4R View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 940
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	24 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	8 MB	8 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	2 x Broadcom PCI-Express BCM5721 GB	10/100/1000 MB/
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7221	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft: Win 2000 Server SP4 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Server EMT64 Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	3 x 64-bit, 66/100/133MHz PCI-X 2 x 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	330 mm
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerDiffers	ATI RAGE-XL	ATI Rage XL
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x MiniPCI 3 x SMBus 2 x Front LAN LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit

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