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ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus vs MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 10identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N32-E SLI Plus:6
    • P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Audio chip
    • P5N32-E SLI Plus:ADI AD1988B
    • P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC885
  • Width
    • P5N32-E SLI Plus:305 mm
    • P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
  • Depth
    • P5N32-E SLI Plus:245 mm
    • P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:304 mm

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Comparison of P5N32-E SLI Plus, P6N
42 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
Digital audio optical out11
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC885
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneAI NOS ASUS AI Booster ASUS C.P.R.Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.23xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm304 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti Virus (OEM)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66/33Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA I/IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS EZ DIY ASUS MyLogo3 ASUS Q-Fan 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10x USB 2.0 6xS-ATA II RAID 1xU-DMA133 IDE 1xFDD

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