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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K8N Master2-FAR

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 6identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket 940
  • Maximum number of SMP processors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 6
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 12 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 3
    • 2

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48 specifications
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ASUS

P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P5VD2-X

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MSI

K8N Master2-FARView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket 940
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers12
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers26
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB12 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers32
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantity22
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC883Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 4x PCI 2.21 x PCI 32-bit/33MHz 1 x PCIE x4 2 x PCIE x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Software Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Direct X 9.0c
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersSerial ATA II4 SATA II
Controller interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100UDMA 133/100/66
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneSFS ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS C.P.R.
Manageability featuresDiffersWOL by PME, WOR by PMESMBus (I2C)
RAID controller typeKnown for onePATA133+SATA H/D / 4 SATA H/D

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