Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K WS vs MSI 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5K WS:8 GB
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5K WS:6
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K WS:6
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5K WS:1
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5K WS:ATX
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- P5K WS:7.1 channels
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
Width
- P5K WS:305 mm
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- P5K WS:245 mm
- 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm

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Comparison of P5K WS, 945GZM6
55 specifications	A ASUS P5K WS View product	B MSI 945GZM6 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 945GZM6 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Celeron® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	800,667 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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	4	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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P35	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 950

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