Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:AMD
Processor socket
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:Socket 940
Number of memory slots
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:ATX
Width
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:254 mm
Depth
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:218 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:305 mm

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Comparison of P5VD2-VM, K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU
47 specifications	A ASUS P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5VD2-VM View product	B MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 940
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	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
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA P4M900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. SFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2	1 x AGP Pro 8x/4x 4 x 32-bit/33 MHz PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	254 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Fan MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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