Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P35D3 Platinum:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P35D3 Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P35D3 Platinum:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P35D3 Platinum:6
Motherboard form factor
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P35D3 Platinum:ATX
Audio chip
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
- P35D3 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channels
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P35D3 Platinum:7.1 channels
Width
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- P35D3 Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of P5GC-VM, P35D3 Platinum
44 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-VM View product	B MSI P35D3 Platinum View product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI 2.2	-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	227 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source

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