Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX vs ASUS K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX

29specifications compared
16differ
13identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:Socket 754
Number of memory slots
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:4
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
RAID levels
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:0, JBOD
S/PDIF out connector
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Yes
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:No
CD/AUX audio in
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Yes
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:No
Number of chassis fan connectors
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:2
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:1
Chassis intrusion connector
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Yes
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:4
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:8

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Comparison of A8V-XE, K8V-VM
54 specifications	A ASUS A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX Model A8V-XE View product	B ASUS K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model K8V-VM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket 754
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, JBOD
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	Yes	No
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PS/2 ports quantity	2	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	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inDiffers	Yes	No
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI	1 x PCI Expre x 16 1 x PCI Expre x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	24.5 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	19.2 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II Anti-Virus ASUS LiveUpdate	-Drivers -ASUS PC ProbeII -Anti-Virus Software -ASUS LiveUpdate
Other features2 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Integrated Graphics
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	-WOL/WOR - PME -WOR - Ring -WO USB -WO PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse -PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA (3.0Gb/s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. ASUS JumperFree ASUS MyLogo SFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8201CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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