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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 18identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 2 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 244 mm
  • Depth
    • 245 mm
    • 305 mm

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52 specifications
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ASUS

M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model M2-CROSSHAIR

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ASUS

P5K3 Premium/WiFi-APView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantity22
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one8
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical out11
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipADI AD1988BADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresDiffers-ASUS AI NOS, -AI Overclocking, -AI Clock Skew, -ASUS PEG Link, -ASUS C.P.R.ASUS C.P.R. AI NOS
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x4, 3 x PCI 2.2.2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm305 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 AE NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirusYes
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSilicon Image 3132 SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresDiffers-LCD Poster, -EL I/O, -Onboard LED, -CMOS, -Q-Connector, -Q-Fan Plus, -ASUS CrashFree BIOS3, -ASUS EZ Flash2, -ASUS Music Alarm, -ASUS MyLogo3.- ASUS WiFi-AP Solo - ASUS AI Gear2 - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 3
Manageability featuresDiffersWOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit Ethernet

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