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ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:AMD
Processor socket
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:Socket 940
ECC сompatibility
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:ECC
Number of SATA connectors
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:4
Serial ports quantity
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:2

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Comparison of P5M2/SAS, K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU
33 specifications	A ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS View product	B MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 940
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	ES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)	1 x AGP Pro 8x/4x 4 x 32-bit/33 MHz PCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	LSI 1068 (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel Matrix Storage/SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm

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