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ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI P45 Diamond

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 11identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • P5N72-T Premium:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • P45 Diamond:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N72-T Premium:4
    • P45 Diamond:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N72-T Premium:6
    • P45 Diamond:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5N72-T Premium:6
    • P45 Diamond:8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5N72-T Premium:0
    • P45 Diamond:2
  • Depth
    • P5N72-T Premium:244 mm
    • P45 Diamond:245 mm

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Comparison of P5N72-T Premium, P45 Diamond
58 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
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 controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 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 connectorsDiffers68
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
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) ports22
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIAUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988BUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
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 source2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
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
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes

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