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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC882M	Realtek ALC888
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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