Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5VD2-VM SE vs MSI P4N SLI XE-F

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5VD2-VM SE:2
- P4N SLI XE-F:4
RAID levels
- P5VD2-VM SE:0, 1, JBOD
- P4N SLI XE-F:0, 1
Motherboard form factor
- P5VD2-VM SE:micro ATX
- P4N SLI XE-F:ATX
Audio chip
- P5VD2-VM SE:Realtek ALC662
- P4N SLI XE-F:Realtek ALC880
Audio output channels
- P5VD2-VM SE:5.1 channels
- P4N SLI XE-F:7.1 channels
Width
- P5VD2-VM SE:244 mm
- P4N SLI XE-F:245 mm
Depth
- P5VD2-VM SE:178 mm
- P4N SLI XE-F:305 mm

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Comparison of P5VD2-VM SE, P4N SLI XE-F
43 specifications	A ASUS P5VD2-VM SE View product	B MSI P4N SLI XE-F View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® D
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	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
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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA P4M900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC880
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCIe x16 1x PCIe x1 2x PCI 2.2	2xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-Fan MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	nForce4 SLI XE
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet

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