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
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
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
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
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
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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