Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

24specifications compared
7differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 5
- P7N SLI Platinum:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P7N SLI Platinum:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P7N SLI Platinum:2
Audio chip
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC882M
- P7N SLI Platinum:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5W, P7N SLI Platinum
43 specifications	A ASUS P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5W View product	B MSI P7N SLI Platinum 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	4
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 in	Yes	Yes
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 quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
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 port	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC882M	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIE x 16 2 x PCIE x 1 3 x PCI	2 x PCI 3 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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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