Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P6N SLI V2

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P6N SLI V2:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P6N SLI V2:8 GB
RAID levels
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1
- P6N SLI V2:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P6N SLI V2:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P6N SLI V2:ATX

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Comparison of P5SD2-VM, P6N SLI V2
41 specifications	A ASUS P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5SD2-VM View product	B MSI P6N SLI V2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2003 sever/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 16 1 x PCI-E x 1 2 x PCI	PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SIS 968	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	SIS Mirage 3+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	CrashFree BIOS 2 Q-FAN EZ Flash MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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