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ASUS P5K PRO vs MSI P6N SLI V2

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 7identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5K PRO has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P6N SLI V2 (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5K PRO has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P6N SLI V2 (6 vs 4). Expansion slots: 2 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI on the ASUS P5K PRO, PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2 on the MSI P6N SLI V2.

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5K PRO:6
    • P6N SLI V2:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5K PRO:6
    • P6N SLI V2:4

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Comparison of P5K PRO, P6N SLI V2
37 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC883Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCIPCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one218 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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