Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W64 WS Professional vs MSI K9A Platinum

27specifications compared
9differ
18identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5W64 WS Professional:Intel
- K9A Platinum:AMD
Processor socket
- P5W64 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A Platinum:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5W64 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
- K9A Platinum:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:4
- K9A Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:7
- K9A Platinum:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5W64 WS Professional:1
- K9A Platinum:2
Networking features
- P5W64 WS Professional:Gb LAN
- K9A Platinum:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s

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Comparison of P5W64 WS Professional, K9A Platinum
38 specifications	A ASUS P5W64 WS Professional View product	B MSI K9A Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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 & 1000Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI 2.2	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 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 ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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