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ASUS P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P965 Platinum

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 9identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
    • P965 Platinum:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
    • P965 Platinum:1
  • Front panel audio connector
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
    • P965 Platinum:Yes
  • CD/AUX audio in
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
    • P965 Platinum:Yes
  • Chassis intrusion connector
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
    • P965 Platinum:Yes
  • Number of COM connectors
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
    • P965 Platinum:1
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
    • P965 Platinum:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
    • P965 Platinum:4

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Comparison of P5MT-S, P965 Platinum
51 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O7 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorDiffersNoYes
CD/AUX audio inDiffersNoYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorDiffersNoYes
Number of COM connectorsDiffersNo1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports9 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers01
Microphone inDiffersNoYes
S/PDIF out portDiffersNoYes
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityDiffers21
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers2 x Broadcom BCM5721 Gb PCI-E LAN10/100/1000 Mb/s
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® E7230Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers-1 x PCI-E x16 slot (x8 link) -2 x PCI-X 64 bit 100/66 MHz -1 x PCI 33MHz/32 bits/5V Mini-PCI Socket for ASMB2 Card1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit v2.3 master PCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers304.8 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers248.9 mm245 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorDiffersNoYes
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI RAGE-XL PCI DisplayUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one1 x MiniPCI Socket 1 x PCI-E [x16 ]Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneASWM 2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek 883

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