Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of M2A-MX, P5BV-C
43 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2A-MX View product	B ASUS P5BV-C Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5BV-C View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Dual Gigabit Ethenet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM5721
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 3200
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	3x PCI 32-bit/33 MHz 1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x8
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	194 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash	SmartFan I
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE	ASWM 2.0
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraATA 33/66/100
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA I/II
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	XGI Z9s
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons