Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E64 WS Professional vs MSI P6N SLI V2

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P5E64 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
- P6N SLI V2:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E64 WS Professional:6
- P6N SLI V2:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E64 WS Professional:6
- P6N SLI V2:4

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Comparison of P5E64 WS Professional, P6N SLI V2
34 specifications	A ASUS P5E64 WS Professional View product	B MSI P6N SLI V2 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gb LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x 4 2 x PCI 2.2	PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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