Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A2 Platinum V2

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9A2 Platinum V2:AMD
Processor socket
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- K9A2 Platinum V2:8 GB
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9A2 Platinum V2:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- K9A2 Platinum V2:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K9A2 Platinum V2:ATX
Audio output channels
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6.1 channels
- K9A2 Platinum V2:7.1 channels

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Comparison of P5N-MX, K9A2 Platinum V2
36 specifications	A ASUS P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N-MX View product	B MSI K9A2 Platinum V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	6.1 channels	7.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	24.5 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	18.3 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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