Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A Platinum

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9A Platinum:AMD
Processor socket
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A Platinum:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9A Platinum:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K9A Platinum:2
Networking features
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Dual Gigabit
- K9A Platinum:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
Motherboard form factor
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K9A Platinum:ATX

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Comparison of P5MT-C, K9A Platinum
45 specifications	A ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-C 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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7230	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI-E x8 5x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraATA 33 / 66 / 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Rage XL	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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