Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more PCI Express x16 slots than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Width
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:229 mm
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:205 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL/1600, K9N6PGM2-V
46 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL/1600 View product	B MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6PGM2-V View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC861 / ALC883 / ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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