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ASUS P5KPL SE vs MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 17identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the ASUS P5KPL SE (1 vs 0). The MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS P5KPL SE (1 vs 0). The MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard has 5 more headphone outputs than the ASUS P5KPL SE (6 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5KPL SE, AMD on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5KPL SE, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5KPL SE:Intel
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5KPL SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:Socket AM2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5KPL SE:0
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5KPL SE:0
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:1
  • Headphone outputs
    • P5KPL SE:1
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:6
  • Networking features
    • P5KPL SE:Gigabit Lan
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:10/100/1000
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5KPL SE:ATX
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:micro ATX
  • Audio chip
    • P5KPL SE:Realtek ALC662
    • K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:Realtek ALC888 / ALC662

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Comparison of P5KPL SE, K9A2GM V3 Motherboard
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory4 GB4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111CRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Lan10/100/1000
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista Windows XP Windows Vista(64Bit)/XP(64Bit)Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 740G
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — 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 one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one203 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME,WOR by PME, WOR by RingUnknown — 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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