Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5ND2 SE vs MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5ND2 SE:Intel
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:AMD
Processor socket
- P5ND2 SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:Socket 940
Number of SATA connectors
- P5ND2 SE:4
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:2
Serial ports quantity
- P5ND2 SE:1
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:2
Width
- P5ND2 SE:305 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:254 mm
Depth
- P5ND2 SE:190 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:305 mm

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Comparison of P5ND2 SE, K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU
41 specifications	A ASUS P5ND2 SE View product	B MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 940
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 2x PCI	1 x AGP Pro 8x/4x 4 x 32-bit/33 MHz PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	254 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS AI Booster ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus (OEM) RAID Drivers	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by ring, WOW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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