Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
Number of memory slots
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Networking features
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:RTL8111B PCI-E Gb LAN
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:VT6103L 10/100Mb/s PHY
Motherboard form factor
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm
- K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of P5PL2, K8MM3-V
38 specifications	A ASUS P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5PL2 View product	B MSI K8MM3-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model K8MM3-V View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 754
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	RTL8111B PCI-E Gb LAN	VT6103L 10/100Mb/s PHY
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA K8M800
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1617A
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 xPCI-E x16 2 xPCI-E x1 3 xPCI	1 x AGP 8x/4x 3 x 32-bit Master PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus Software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI1986A 6-ch Audio CODEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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