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ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready vs MSI K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 10identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:Intel
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:8 GB
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:6
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:2
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
  • Parallel ports quantity
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:0
    • K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready, K9VGM-V
47 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 0+1Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityDiffers01
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers2 x Fast/Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11g10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8201CL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneAI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS AI Booster Utility Precision Tweaker ASUS C.P.R.Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-VirusUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one- AI Gear - AI Nap - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Optional Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS Music Alarm - ASUS EZ Flash2 - ASUS MyLogo3Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneNVIDIA MediaShield RAIDUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1xIrDA pinheader

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