ASUS P5E-VM DO vs MSI 945P NEO5-F

Comparison of P5E-VM DO, 945P NEO5-F

48 specifications	A ASUS P5E-VM DOView product	B MSI 945P NEO5-FView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	384 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	—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 inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	—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	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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 inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	—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 channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. SFS vCore vDIMM	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCIe x16 1x PCIe x1 2x PCI	3 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS AI Gear 2 ASUS AI Nap	—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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