Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9ND Speedster-CA6

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:AMD
Processor socket
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:Socket F (1207)
Number of memory slots
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:8
ECC сompatibility
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- K9ND Speedster-CA6:4

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Comparison of P5K, K9ND Speedster-CA6
46 specifications	A ASUS P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K View product	B MSI K9ND Speedster-CA6 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket F (1207)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	8
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
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 connector	Yes	Yes
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Marvell 1116 GbE
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI	1 x PCI-Express x16 1 x PCI-Express x16 1 x PCI-Express x8 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthDiffers	244 mm	30.4 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
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	XGI Z7

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