Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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	A ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus View product	B MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P6N View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC885
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	AI NOS ASUS AI Booster ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.2	3xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	304 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers 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 one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ DIY ASUS MyLogo3 ASUS Q-Fan 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x USB 2.0 6xS-ATA II RAID 1xU-DMA133 IDE 1xFDD

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