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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 vs MSI K9N SLI

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 17identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Networking features
    • Dual Gigabit Ethernet
    • 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
  • Audio chip
    • ADI AD1988B
    • Realtek ALC883
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 345 mm

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51 specifications
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ASUS

P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3View product
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MSI

K9N SLIView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® DAMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers13
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneVitesse VSC8601
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS AI Booster ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers3x PCIe x16 2x PCIe x1 2x PCI2xPCI Express x16 (SLI), 2xPCI Express x1, 3xPCI.
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm345 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB363
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS 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
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
I/O portsKnown for one1xIrDA infrared module header

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