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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5K PRO

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 14identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5K PRO has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5K PRO has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5K PRO has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5K PRO. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5K PRO.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC662
    • Realtek ALC883

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39 specifications
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M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M2A-MX

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI2 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash
Manageability featuresDiffersWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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