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ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron vs ASUS P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 7identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:AMD
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Socket 940
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:6
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:24 GB
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:3
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:1
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:6
    • P5MT-S motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No

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Comparison of K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron, P5MT-S
52 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket 940LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers64
Maximum internal memoryDiffers24 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers40
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers10
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers6No
Chassis intrusion connectorDiffersYesNo
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Microphone inDiffersYesNo
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityDiffers12
Modem (RJ-11) ports00
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersFast/Gigabit Ethernet2 x Broadcom BCM5721 Gb PCI-E LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® E7230
Power source typeATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Linux Operating System (RedHat WS3.0, SuSE v9.2)Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffersPCI-E x16 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI-1 x PCI-E x16 slot (x8 link) -2 x PCI-X 64 bit 100/66 MHz -1 x PCI 33MHz/32 bits/5V Mini-PCI Socket for ASMB2 Card
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 35 °C10 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source304.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source248.9 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorDiffersYesNo
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATI RAGE-XL PCI Display
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x MiniPCI Socket 1 x PCI-E [x16 ]
Manageability featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASWM 2.0
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security 2005Unknown — not stated by the source

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