Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX vs ASUS P5WD2-E Premium

26specifications compared
13differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:AMD
- P5WD2-E Premium:Intel
Processor socket
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
- P5WD2-E Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- P5WD2-E Premium:4
Maximum internal memory
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
- P5WD2-E Premium:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- P5WD2-E Premium:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:1
- P5WD2-E Premium:2
Motherboard form factor
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5WD2-E Premium:ATX
Width
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:245 mm
- P5WD2-E Premium:305 mm

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Comparison of K8N-VM, P5WD2-E Premium
42 specifications	A ASUS K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX Model K8N-VM View product	B ASUS P5WD2-E Premium View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Integrated 10/100 Mb	2 x Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 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	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Utility Anti-virus software	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	High Definition Audio, ADI AD1986A 5.1channel CODEC	Realtek ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-ch CODEC
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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