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ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A Platinum

27specifications compared
12differ
15identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9A Platinum:AMD
Processor socket
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A Platinum:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9A Platinum:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- K9A Platinum:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9A Platinum:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9A Platinum:2
Networking features
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gb LAN PCIe
- K9A Platinum:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
Motherboard form factor
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K9A Platinum:ATX

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Comparison of P5L-MX, K9A Platinum
39 specifications	A ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5L-MX View product	B MSI K9A Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gb LAN PCIe	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	245 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 ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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