Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI X48 Platinum

19specifications compared
5differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- X48 Platinum:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- X48 Platinum:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- X48 Platinum:8
eSATA ports quantity
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- X48 Platinum:2
Audio chip
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC882M
- X48 Platinum:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5W, X48 Platinum
43 specifications	A ASUS P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5W View product	B MSI X48 Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	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
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
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 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 slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIE x 16 2 x PCIE x 1 3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN 10/100/1000
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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