Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN)

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):LGA 771 (Socket J)
ECC сompatibility
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):48 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):2
Motherboard form factor
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):SSI CEB
Width
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):304.8 mm

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Comparison of P5K, 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN)
45 specifications	A ASUS P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K View product	B MSI 5000P Master-S8M (12 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	48 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown 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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	SSI CEB
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ DIY ASUS AI Lifestyle	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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