Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL SE vs MSI G43M2 mATX S775

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5KPL SE has 2 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (2 vs 0). The MSI G43M2 mATX S775 has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS P5KPL SE (1 vs 0). The ASUS P5KPL SE has 2 more PCI Express x1 slots than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (3 vs 1). Networking features: Gigabit Lan on the ASUS P5KPL SE, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI G43M2 mATX S775. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P5KPL SE, micro ATX on the MSI G43M2 mATX S775.

PS/2 ports quantity
- P5KPL SE:2
- G43M2 mATX S775:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5KPL SE:0
- G43M2 mATX S775:1
Networking features
- P5KPL SE:Gigabit Lan
- G43M2 mATX S775:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5KPL SE:ATX
- G43M2 mATX S775:micro ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- P5KPL SE:3
- G43M2 mATX S775:1
PCI slots
- P5KPL SE:3
- G43M2 mATX S775:1

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Comparison of P5KPL SE, G43M2 mATX S775
45 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL SE View product	B MSI G43M2 mATX S775 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Lan	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Vista(64Bit)/XP(64Bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	203 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by PME, WOR by Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6

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