Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 vs MSI K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX

27specifications compared
14differ
13identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:Intel
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:0, 1, JBOD
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:2
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:1
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Networking features
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:Dual Gigabit Ethernet
- K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps

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Comparison of P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3, K9AGM3-FD
50 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 View product	B MSI K9AGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM3-FD View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
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 connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS AI Booster ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	3x PCIe x16 2x PCIe x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	JMicron JMB363	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EPU ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 3	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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II

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