Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS Professional vs MSI K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E3 WS Professional:Intel
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E3 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5E3 WS Professional:8 GB
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 WS Professional:6
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 WS Professional:6
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E3 WS Professional:2
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 WS Professional:1
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5E3 WS Professional:1
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P5E3 WS Professional, K9AGM-FID
45 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 WS Professional View product	B MSI K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM-FID View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8056	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1000Mb/s
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC883
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	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x 32-bit Master 3.3v/5v PCI Bus
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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