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MSI 5000X Speedster2-A4V vs MSI P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:8
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:32 GB
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:0, 1, 5, 10
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:4
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:4
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:2
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- 5000X Speedster2-A4V:0
- P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of 5000X Speedster2-A4V, P5K
48 specifications	A MSI 5000X Speedster2-A4V View product	B MSI P5K LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC883
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x PCI-E x16, 1x PCI-E x1, 3x PCI
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE

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