Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 vs MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX

31specifications compared
12differ
19identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:Intel
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:2
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:1
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:ATX
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:ADI AD1988B
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3, K9NGM3-FD
49 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 View product	B MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM3-FD View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	AMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM 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
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 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
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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