Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5LD2 SE vs MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5LD2 SE:Intel
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5LD2 SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5LD2 SE:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5LD2 SE:2
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:1
Serial ports quantity
- P5LD2 SE:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- P5LD2 SE:ATX
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5LD2 SE:305 mm
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm
Depth
- P5LD2 SE:190 mm
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm

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Comparison of P5LD2 SE, K8NGM2
48 specifications	A ASUS P5LD2 SE View product	B MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	RTL8111B PCI-E Gb LAN	VITESSE VSC8201RX/ Realtek 8201CL, ACPI, PCI v2.2.,10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1000Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows XP, XP x64
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 2 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI	-One PCI Express x 16 slots. -One PCI Express x 1 slots. -Two 32-bit Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	24.4 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	24.4 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-TV-out connector -Clear CMOS button
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x DVI
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI1986A 6-ch Audio CODEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus Software	Unknown — not stated by the source

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