Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB vs MSI K9N4 Ultra-F

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:Intel
- K9N4 Ultra-F:AMD
Processor socket
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:Socket 604 (mPGA604)
- K9N4 Ultra-F:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:16 GB
- K9N4 Ultra-F:4 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:0
- K9N4 Ultra-F:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:0
- K9N4 Ultra-F:2
LAN controller
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:Broadcom BCM5721
- K9N4 Ultra-F:Vitesse VSC8601
Motherboard form factor
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- K9N4 Ultra-F:ATX

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Comparison of PVL-D, K9N4 Ultra-F
37 specifications	A ASUS PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB Model PVL-D View product	B MSI K9N4 Ultra-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 604 (mPGA604)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Vitesse VSC8601
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7520	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1xPCIe x16 1xPCIe x1 3xPCI
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 500 Ultra

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