Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P7N Diamond

21specifications compared
6differ
15identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 5
- P7N Diamond:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P7N Diamond:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P7N Diamond:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P7N Diamond:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P7N Diamond:2

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Comparison of P5W, P7N Diamond
43 specifications	A ASUS P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5W View product	B MSI P7N Diamond 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® Pentium® D
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC882M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIE x 16 2 x PCIE x 1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	S/PDIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE & RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Silicon Image 4723	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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