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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS Professional vs MSI K9A2 NEO-F

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 15identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • LAN controller
    • Marvell 88E8056
    • Realtek RTL8111B

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ASUS

P5E3 WS ProfessionalView product
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MSI

K9A2 NEO-FView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one2600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E8056Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100/1000Mb/s Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 2 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100/133

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