Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL-AM SE vs MSI X58 PRO-E

36specifications compared
21differ
15identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5KPL-AM SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- X58 PRO-E:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- P5KPL-AM SE:2
- X58 PRO-E:6
Maximum internal memory
- P5KPL-AM SE:4 GB
- X58 PRO-E:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5KPL-AM SE:2
- X58 PRO-E:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5KPL-AM SE:2
- X58 PRO-E:7
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5KPL-AM SE:1
- X58 PRO-E:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5KPL-AM SE:4
- X58 PRO-E:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P5KPL-AM SE:0
- X58 PRO-E:1

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Comparison of P5KPL-AM SE, X58 PRO-E
51 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL-AM SE View product	B MSI X58 PRO-E View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	24 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8102E(L)	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 100	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, PXE, RPL, WOR, PME	Unknown — not stated by the source

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