Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX vs ASUS P5WD2-E Premium

28specifications compared
12differ
16identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
- P5WD2-E Premium:Intel
Processor socket
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
- P5WD2-E Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
- P5WD2-E Premium:8 GB
RAID levels
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5
- P5WD2-E Premium:0, 1, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:4
- P5WD2-E Premium:8
Motherboard form factor
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5WD2-E Premium:ATX
Width
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
- P5WD2-E Premium:305 mm
Depth
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:229 mm
- P5WD2-E Premium:245 mm

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Comparison of A8V-VM, P5WD2-E Premium
43 specifications	A ASUS A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX Model A8V-VM View product	B ASUS P5WD2-E Premium View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	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	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100M LAN PHY	2 x Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x Univrsal PCI-E 1 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Anti-Virus ASUS PC Probe II	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	HD Audio 6-Ch	Realtek ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-ch CODEC
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	VIA DeltaChrome GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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