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ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI K9N2GM-FD / FIH

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 13identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5N72-T Premium:Intel
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5N72-T Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N72-T Premium:4
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5N72-T Premium:6
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5N72-T Premium:2
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5N72-T Premium:1
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5N72-T Premium:0
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • P5N72-T Premium:0
    • K9N2GM-FD / FIH:1

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Comparison of P5N72-T Premium, K9N2GM-FD / FIH
65 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066,1200 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors66
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIAUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARDUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA2

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