Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P35 Platinum vs MSI PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P35 Platinum:Intel
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA Technologies
Maximum internal memory
- P35 Platinum:8 GB
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P35 Platinum:3
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P35 Platinum:5
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P35 Platinum:ATX
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- P35 Platinum:7.1 channels
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
Width
- P35 Platinum:305 mm
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:200 mm
Depth
- P35 Platinum:245 mm
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:211 mm

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Comparison of P35 Platinum, PM9M-V
42 specifications	A MSI P35 Platinum View product	B MSI PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM9M-V View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	VIA Technologies
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Vista Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2xPCI-E (x1) 2xPCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	200 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	211 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VGA

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