Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS Professional vs MSI K9N SLI-F V2

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E3 WS Professional:Intel
- K9N SLI-F V2:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E3 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N SLI-F V2:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5E3 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
- K9N SLI-F V2:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 WS Professional:6
- K9N SLI-F V2:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5E3 WS Professional:1
- K9N SLI-F V2:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 WS Professional:6
- K9N SLI-F V2:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E3 WS Professional:2
- K9N SLI-F V2:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 WS Professional:1
- K9N SLI-F V2:2

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Comparison of P5E3 WS Professional, K9N SLI-F V2
49 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 WS Professional View product	B MSI K9N SLI-F V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 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 quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Serial 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	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
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	- 2 x PCI Express x16 - 2 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x 32-bit PCI
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA133/100/66

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