Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5E64 WS Professional

25specifications compared
20differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5E64 WS Professional:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5E64 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5E64 WS Professional:4
ECC сompatibility
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
- P5E64 WS Professional:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- P5E64 WS Professional:8 GB
RAID levels
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- P5E64 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P5E64 WS Professional:6
Number of SATA connectors
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5E64 WS Professional:6

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Comparison of M2A-MX, P5E64 WS Professional
40 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2A-MX View product	B ASUS P5E64 WS Professional 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	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	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Dual Gb LAN
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	ADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	4 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x 4 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PME, PXE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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