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ASUS P5K WS vs MSI P965 NEO-F V2

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 11identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5K WS:6
    • P965 NEO-F V2:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5K WS:6
    • P965 NEO-F V2:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5K WS:2
    • P965 NEO-F V2:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5K WS:1
    • P965 NEO-F V2:2
  • Width
    • P5K WS:305 mm
    • P965 NEO-F V2:225 mm
  • Depth
    • P5K WS:245 mm
    • P965 NEO-F V2:305 mm

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Comparison of P5K WS, P965 NEO-F V2
63 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® DIntel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,667 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA, SATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mb/s, PCI 2.2
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P35Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI bus
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE/SATA
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA

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