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ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI X48 Platinum

19specifications compared
5differ
14identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- X48 Platinum:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- X48 Platinum:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- X48 Platinum:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- X48 Platinum:2
Audio chip
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC883
- X48 Platinum:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5N-D, X48 Platinum
36 specifications	A ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5N-D View product	B MSI X48 Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,PXE,AI NET2 WO USB/KB/MS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN 10/100/1000

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