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ASUS P5Q Premium vs MSI 5000X Speedster2-A4V

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 3identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P5Q Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:LGA 771 (Socket J)
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5Q Premium:4
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:8
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q Premium:10
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q Premium:10
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5Q Premium:4
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q Premium:1
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5Q Premium:ATX
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:Extended ATX

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Comparison of P5Q Premium, 5000X Speedster2-A4V
29 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers48
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers104
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers104
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 82563EB
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 5000X
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slotsKnown for one4 x PCI EXPress x16 2 x PCI EXPress x1 1 x PCIUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source304 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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