Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS Professional vs MSI K9A2 Platinum V2

22specifications compared
9differ
13identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E3 WS Professional:Intel
- K9A2 Platinum V2:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E3 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5E3 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
- K9A2 Platinum V2:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E3 WS Professional:6
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 WS Professional:6
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 WS Professional:6
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E3 WS Professional:2
- K9A2 Platinum V2:1
Audio chip
- P5E3 WS Professional:ADI AD1988B
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T

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Comparison of P5E3 WS Professional, K9A2 Platinum V2
44 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 WS Professional View product	B MSI K9A2 Platinum V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2	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
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8056	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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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