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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS Professional vs MSI P7N Zilent

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

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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49 specifications
A

ASUS

P5E3 WS ProfessionalView product
B

MSI

P7N ZilentView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® D
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers12
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
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
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI 2 x IDE 3 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIDE/SATA
Special featuresKnown for oneCircu-pipe, Zalman CPU Cooling

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