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 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
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
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
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 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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