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ASUS P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP vs MSI K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 9identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:Intel
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:Socket AM2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2 GB
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:6
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:1
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP:ATX
    • K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP, K9AGM3-F - Socket AM2, Micro-ATX
46 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MHz
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB8 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883 / ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS C.P.R. AI NOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one- ASUS WiFi-AP Solo - ASUS AI Gear2 - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 3Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 0+1

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