Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K8N Master2-FAR

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K8N Master2-FAR:AMD
Processor socket
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8N Master2-FAR:Socket 940
Number of memory slots
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K8N Master2-FAR:6
Maximum internal memory
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- K8N Master2-FAR:12 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K8N Master2-FAR:6
Number of SATA connectors
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K8N Master2-FAR:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8N Master2-FAR:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- K8N Master2-FAR:2

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Comparison of P5GZ-MX, K8N Master2-FAR
65 specifications	A ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GZ-MX View product	B MSI K8N Master2-FAR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 940
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	400,533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	12 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 945GZ Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16/x4 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI 32-bit/33MHz 1 x PCIE x4 2 x PCIE x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	203 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS AI NET 2 ASUS C.P.R. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	SMBus (I2C)
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDMA 133/100/66
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PATA133+SATA H/D / 4 SATA H/D

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