Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B WS vs MSI Big Bang-Marshal (B3)

31specifications compared
11differ
20identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

On-board graphics card
- P8B WS:Yes
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):No
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B WS:4
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8B WS:6
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):8
eSATA ports quantity
- P8B WS:0
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8B WS:1
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):0
Headphone outputs
- P8B WS:6
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):1
Motherboard form factor
- P8B WS:ATX
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):XL-ATX
PCI Express x16 slots
- P8B WS:4
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):8

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Comparison of P8B WS, Big Bang-Marshal (B3)
63 specifications	A ASUS P8B WS View product	B MSI Big Bang-Marshal (B3)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	XL-ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® C206	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows XP 32/64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	264 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	435 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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