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ASUS P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K8D Master3-FA4R

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K8D Master3-FA4R:AMD
Processor socket
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8D Master3-FA4R:Socket 940
Maximum internal memory
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- K8D Master3-FA4R:24 GB
Serial ports quantity
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K8D Master3-FA4R:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K8D Master3-FA4R:Extended ATX
Width
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- K8D Master3-FA4R:305 mm
Depth
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- K8D Master3-FA4R:330 mm
Graphics controller
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:ATI RageXL
- K8D Master3-FA4R:ATI Rage XL

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Comparison of P5MT-M, K8D Master3-FA4R
32 specifications	A ASUS P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-M View product	B MSI K8D Master3-FA4R View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 940
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	8 MB	8 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
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
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	2 x Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN	10/100/1000 MB/
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7230	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server w/SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/SP4 Windows 2003 Standard SP1 32bit/64bit Windows 2003 Enterprise SP1 32bit/64bit Red Hat Enterprise AS 3.0 UP3/UP4/UP5 Red Hat Enterprise AS 4.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 w/SP1 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.2 Fedora cor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x8 slot 2 x PCI 33 / 5V 1 x PCI-E x8 slot (x4 link) Mini-PCI Socket (ASMB2 Card)	3 x 64-bit, 66/100/133MHz PCI-X 2 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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330 mm
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerDiffers	ATI RageXL	ATI Rage XL
I/O portsKnown for one	6 x Fan Front LAN LED 2 x Front LAN LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit

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