Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:AMD
Processor socket
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:Socket 940
Number of memory slots
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:2
Serial ports quantity
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:ATX
Width
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:254 mm
Depth
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:305 mm

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Comparison of P5GZ-MX, K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU
59 specifications	A ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GZ-MX View product	B MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU 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
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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 memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
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) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Features1 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 chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 AGP Pro 8x/4x 4 x 32-bit/33 MHz PCI
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	254 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
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 featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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