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ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs MSI 5000X Speedster2-A4V

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 10identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:LGA 771 (Socket J)
  • Number of memory slots
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:8
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4 GB
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:32 GB
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:1
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:ATX
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:Extended ATX
  • Audio chip
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Realtek ALC662
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:Realtek ALC888
  • Audio output channels
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:5.1 channels
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:7.1 channels

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Comparison of Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, 5000X Speedster2-A4V
47 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers48
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB32 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/VistaUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 5000X
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers350 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm330 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ RingUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 82563EB

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