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ASUS P5E3 PRO vs MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5E3 PRO:8 GB
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E3 PRO:6
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 PRO:6
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 PRO:1
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
LAN controller
- P5E3 PRO:Marvell 88E8056
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Audio chip
- P5E3 PRO:Realtek ALC1200
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5E3 PRO:2
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Depth
- P5E3 PRO:244 mm
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:220 mm

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Comparison of P5E3 PRO, P43T-C51
39 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 PRO View product	B MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P43T-C51 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	PCIe Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
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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