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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 20identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Audio chip
    • ADI AD1988B
    • Realtek ALC883

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68 specifications
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ASUS

P5N72-T PremiumView product
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MSI

P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P5K

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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® 4
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
Internal I/O3 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 connectorsDiffers65
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
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 quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIA
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP
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 one2x PCI-E x16, 1x PCI-E x1, 3x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE

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