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ASUS P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 975X Platinum

25specifications compared
5differ
20identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- 975X Platinum:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 975X Platinum:5

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Comparison of P5WDG2-WS, 975X Platinum
37 specifications	A ASUS P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5WDG2-WS View product	B MSI 975X Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	1	5
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell 88E8066/8062 PCI-E Dual Gb LAN	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-X 2 x PCI 2.2	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit v2.3 Master 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	BIOS flash utility under DOS AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Symantec NIS 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	4 x SATA 150/300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC882, 8 channels +2 Channel High Definition Audio	Realtek AL883
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
I/O portsKnown for one	Audio I/O	Unknown — not stated by the source

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