Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5V-VM DH vs MSI K9N Platinum

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5V-VM DH:Intel
- K9N Platinum:AMD
Processor socket
- P5V-VM DH:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N Platinum:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5V-VM DH:2
- K9N Platinum:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5V-VM DH:4 GB
- K9N Platinum:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5V-VM DH:2
- K9N Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5V-VM DH:3
- K9N Platinum:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5V-VM DH:2
- K9N Platinum:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5V-VM DH:3
- K9N Platinum:4

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Comparison of P5V-VM DH, K9N Platinum
47 specifications	A ASUS P5V-VM DH View product	B MSI K9N Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown 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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8201CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Wireless LAN	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1986A	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 32-bit
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	218 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS DH Remote Application ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	VIA UniChrome Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	CrashFree BIOS 2 C.P.R. Q-FAN EZ Flash MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE & RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra-ATA/133
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0+1, 5

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