MSI 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN) vs MSI 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN)

Comparison of 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN), 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN)

21 specifications	A MSI 5000X Speedster-A4 (8 Dimms/ SATA/ Dual LAN)View product	B MSI 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socket	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Maximum number of SMP processors	2	2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	8	8
ECC сompatibility	ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Intel® 82563EB	Intel® 82563EB
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	Extended ATX	Extended ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slots	16 x PCI-E 8 x PCI-E 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI	16 x PCI-E 8 x PCI-E 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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