Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E-V HDMI vs MSI P6N SLI V2

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5E-V HDMI has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P6N SLI V2 (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5E-V HDMI has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P6N SLI V2 (6 vs 4). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS P5E-V HDMI, 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the MSI P6N SLI V2. Expansion slots: 2 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI on the ASUS P5E-V HDMI, PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2 on the MSI P6N SLI V2.

RAID levels
- P5E-V HDMI:0, 1, 5, 10
- P6N SLI V2:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E-V HDMI:6
- P6N SLI V2:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E-V HDMI:6
- P6N SLI V2:4

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Comparison of P5E-V HDMI, P6N SLI V2
42 specifications	A ASUS P5E-V HDMI View product	B MSI P6N SLI V2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X3500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown 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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI	PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB368 PATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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