Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN) vs MSI P35 Platinum Combo

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P35 Platinum Combo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):8
- P35 Platinum Combo:4
Maximum internal memory
- 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):32 GB
- P35 Platinum Combo:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN):Extended ATX
- P35 Platinum Combo:ATX

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Comparison of 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN), P35 Platinum Combo
26 specifications	A MSI 5000X Speedster-S4 (8 Dimms/ SAS/ SATA/ Dual LAN)View product	B MSI P35 Platinum Combo View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	16 x PCI-E 8 x PCI-E 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI	2xPCI-E (x1) 2xPCI
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 x USB 2.0 1 x IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5

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