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ASUS K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX vs ASUS P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:AMD
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:Socket 603
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:16 GB
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:2
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Serial ports quantity
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:1
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:Extended ATX
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:305 mm
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX:330 mm
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of K8N-DRE, P5MT-M
29 specifications	A ASUS K8N-DRE motherboard Socket 603 Extended ATX Model K8N-DRE View product	B ASUS P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-M View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 603	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E Gigabit	2 x Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® E7230
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft: Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2003 Standard; Windows 2003 Web; Windows 2003 Enterprise Linux: RedHat 8.0; RedHat 9.0; RedHat Enterprise ES; RedHat Enterprise AS; SuSE 9.0; SuSE Enterprise Server 8.0 Overige: Netware 6.0; Netware 6.5; SCO UNIXWARE 7.1.3; SCO OP	Windows 2000 Server w/SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/SP4 Windows 2003 Standard SP1 32bit/64bit Windows 2003 Enterprise SP1 32bit/64bit Red Hat Enterprise AS 3.0 UP3/UP4/UP5 Red Hat Enterprise AS 4.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 w/SP1 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.2 Fedora cor
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCI-E x 16 1 X PCI 133MHz /32-bit 1 x mini-PCI	1 x PCI-E x8 slot 2 x PCI 33 / 5V 1 x PCI-E x8 slot (x4 link) Mini-PCI Socket (ASMB2 Card)
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATI RageXL
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 x Fan Front LAN LED 2 x Front LAN LED

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