Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX vs MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:AMD
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:Socket 754
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:0, JBOD
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:0
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
CD/AUX audio in
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:No
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
Number of COM connectors
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:No
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:8
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Microphone in
- K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX:No
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes

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Comparison of K8V-VM, PM8PM-L
48 specifications	A ASUS K8V-VM motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model K8V-VM View product	B MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-L 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
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	No	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	No	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inDiffers	No	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Expre x 16 1 x PCI Expre x 1 2 x PCI	1 x AGP 8x/4X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	24.5 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	19.2 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	-Drivers -ASUS PC ProbeII -Anti-Virus Software -ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	Integrated Graphics	S3 UniChrome Pro
Manageability featuresKnown for one	-WOL/WOR - PME -WOR - Ring -WO USB -WO PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse -PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s

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