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ASUS P5WD2-E Premium vs MSI 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5WD2-E Premium:4
- 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5WD2-E Premium:8 GB
- 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5WD2-E Premium:8
- 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5WD2-E Premium:ATX
- 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5WD2-E Premium:305 mm
- 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- P5WD2-E Premium:245 mm
- 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm

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Comparison of P5WD2-E Premium, 915GVM3-V
39 specifications	A ASUS P5WD2-E Premium View product	B MSI 915GVM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 915GVM3-V View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU 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 COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
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
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	2 x Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit LAN	10 / 100Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x Univrsal PCI-E 1 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express Lite 3 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-ch CODEC	Realtek ALC850
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

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