Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Networking features
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gb LAN PCIe
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Depth
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:205 mm
Audio output
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Azalia ADI1986A
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC655

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Comparison of P5L-MX, 865GM3-V
35 specifications	A ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5L-MX View product	B MSI 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 865GM3-V View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gb LAN PCIe	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	1 x AGP 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	203 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Microsoft directX Adobe acrobat reader ASUS Screensaver Symantec NIS2006	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Azalia ADI1986A	Realtek ALC655
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Unknown — not stated by the source

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