Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W64 WS Professional vs MSI 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
11differ
13identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5W64 WS Professional:4
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5W64 WS Professional:8 GB
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:4
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:7
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:1
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Networking features
- P5W64 WS Professional:Gb LAN
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Motherboard form factor
- P5W64 WS Professional:ATX
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5W64 WS Professional:305 mm
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm

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Comparison of P5W64 WS Professional, 865GM3-V
38 specifications	A ASUS P5W64 WS Professional View product	B MSI 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 865GM3-V View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gb LAN	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x AGP 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers BIOS flash utility under DOS AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Anti virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	ADI 1988B High Definition Audio CODEC	Realtek ALC655

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