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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI K9A2VM-F V2

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 26identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 667,800,1066,1200 MHz
    • 800,1066,533,667 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • IDE, SATA II
    • Parallel ATA, SATA II
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 3-Way SLI
    • Not supported

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ASUS

P5N72-T PremiumView product
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MSI

K9A2VM-F V2View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4AMD Phenom
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR2-SDRAMDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers667,800,1066,1200 MHz800,1066,533,667 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersIDE, SATA IIParallel ATA, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way SLINot supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors00
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersNVIDIAAMD
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780V
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slots22
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm215 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA2

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