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ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 20identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard has 5 more headphone outputs than the ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 1). The MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard has 2 channels more audio output channels than the ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (7.1 channels vs 5.1 channels). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:Socket AM2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:1
  • Headphone outputs
    • P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:6
  • Networking features
    • P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:10/100/1000
  • Audio chip
    • P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
  • Audio output channels
    • P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:7.1 channels

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Comparison of P5KPL-AM/PS, K9A2GM V3 Motherboard
51 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Internal I/Oidentical
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 740G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one245 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one212 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneIntel GMA 3100Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL,PXE,RPL,WOR,PME Wake UpUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source215 x 24.4 x 1 mm
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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