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ASUS P5K Premium/WiFi-AP vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 21identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • P35D3 Platinum:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:6
    • P35D3 Platinum:5
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • P35D3 Platinum:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:1
    • P35D3 Platinum:2
  • Audio chip
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:ADI AD1988B
    • P35D3 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
  • Width
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:244 mm
    • P35D3 Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of P5K Premium/WiFi-AP, P35D3 Platinum
43 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity22
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Depth305 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS WiFi-AP SoloUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB

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