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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP vs MSI K9A2 Platinum V2

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 13identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10
    • 0, 1, 0+1
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • Audio chip
    • ADI AD1988B
    • Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
  • Depth
    • 244 mm
    • 245 mm

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43 specifications
A

ASUS

P5E3 Premium/WiFi-APView product
B

MSI

K9A2 Platinum V2View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm

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