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ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI Striker II Formula

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 22identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Striker II Formula (4 vs 3). The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI Striker II Formula (2 vs 1). The MSI Striker II Formula has 1 mm more depth than the ASUS P5N72-T Premium (245 mm vs 244 mm).

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N72-T Premium:4
    • Striker II Formula:3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5N72-T Premium:2
    • Striker II Formula:1
  • Depth
    • P5N72-T Premium:244 mm
    • Striker II Formula:245 mm

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Comparison of P5N72-T Premium, Striker II Formula
62 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 сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
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 connectorsDiffers43
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 connectors33
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
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 quantity11
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 portYesYes
Digital audio optical out11
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 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 source2 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI 2.2
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
Manageability featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCompany of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS AI Suite, Futuremark 3DMark 06 AE

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