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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI P45 PLATINUM

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 16identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Audio chip
    • ADI AD1988B
    • Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T

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68 specifications
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ASUS

P5N72-T PremiumView product
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P45 PLATINUMView product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIA
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAII
Special featuresKnown for oneCircu-Pipe 2, Dr. Mos, 2-phase chipset / memory, Green Power Center

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