Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E-VM HDMI vs MSI K9A2 Platinum

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E-VM HDMI:Intel
- K9A2 Platinum:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E-VM HDMI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 Platinum:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5E-VM HDMI:0, 1, 10
- K9A2 Platinum:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E-VM HDMI:3
- K9A2 Platinum:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E-VM HDMI:6
- K9A2 Platinum:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5E-VM HDMI:micro ATX
- K9A2 Platinum:ATX
Audio chip
- P5E-VM HDMI:Realtek ALC883
- K9A2 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Width
- P5E-VM HDMI:244 mm
- K9A2 Platinum:305 mm

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Comparison of P5E-VM HDMI, K9A2 Platinum
46 specifications	A ASUS P5E-VM HDMI View product	B MSI K9A2 Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X3500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	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 COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	PT2, ASUS C.P.R, SFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI-E X16 2 x PCI-E X1 1 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	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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