Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN)

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):LGA 771 (Socket J)
Maximum internal memory
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):2
Motherboard form factor
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN):SSI CEB

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Comparison of P5K, 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN)
46 specifications	A ASUS P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K View product	B MSI 5000V Master-A6 (4 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82563EB
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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