Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8V-VM SE vs MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8V-VM SE:AMD
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A8V-VM SE:Socket 939
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Motherboard form factor
- A8V-VM SE:micro ATX
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- A8V-VM SE:Realtek ALC660
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC885
Audio output channels
- A8V-VM SE:5.1 channels
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of A8V-VM SE, P6N
29 specifications	A ASUS A8V-VM SE View product	B MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P6N View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Sempron	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC660	Realtek ALC885
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	3xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x USB 2.0 6xS-ATA II RAID 1xU-DMA133 IDE 1xFDD

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