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ASUS P5ND2 SE vs MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 6identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5ND2 SE:Intel
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5ND2 SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5ND2 SE:16 GB
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5ND2 SE:2
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5ND2 SE:4
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5ND2 SE:4
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:3
  • Networking features
    • P5ND2 SE:Gigabit Ethernet
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5ND2 SE:ATX
    • K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5ND2 SE, K8NGM2-L
43 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket 939
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.125 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectors22
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
PS/2 ports quantity22
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
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetEthernet/Fast-Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1986ARealtek ALC880
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneSFS ASUS C.P.R.Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 2x PCI1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit PCI bus
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers190 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS AI Booster ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus (OEM) RAID DriversUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME,WOR by ring, WOWUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1

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