Product comparison · 2 motherboards

Acer MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX vs MSI 845PE MAX2

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX:AMD
- 845PE MAX2:Intel
Processor socket
- MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX:Socket AM2
- 845PE MAX2:Socket 478
Maximum internal memory
- MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX:4 GB
- 845PE MAX2:2 GB
Motherboard form factor
- MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX:mini ATX
- 845PE MAX2:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX:NVIDIA MCP61P
- 845PE MAX2:Intel® 845PE
Audio output channels
- MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX:7.1 channels
- 845PE MAX2:5.1 channels
PCI slots
- MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX:2
- 845PE MAX2:6

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Comparison of MB.S5609.001, 845PE MAX2
51 specifications	A Acer MB.S5609.001 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 mini ATX Model MB.S5609.001 View product	B MSI 845PE MAX2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Athlon X2, AMD Sempron	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.06 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	NVIDIA MCP61P	Intel® 845PE
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	2	6
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CNR slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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