Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-T Deluxe vs MSI X48C Platinum

19specifications compared
5differ
14identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5N-T Deluxe:6
- X48C Platinum:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N-T Deluxe:4
- X48C Platinum:8
eSATA ports quantity
- P5N-T Deluxe:1
- X48C Platinum:2
LAN controller
- P5N-T Deluxe:Marvell 88E1116
- X48C Platinum:Realtek RTL8111B
Audio chip
- P5N-T Deluxe:ADI AD1988B
- X48C Platinum:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5N-T Deluxe, X48C Platinum
44 specifications	A ASUS P5N-T Deluxe View product	B MSI X48C 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 memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E1116	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN 10/100/1000
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista 32/64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Precision Tweaker 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 1 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Image Editing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME,WOR PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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