Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

29specifications compared
10differ
19identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
BIOS memory size
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:64 Mbit
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:32 Mbit

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Comparison of M2A-MX, P5SD2-VM
42 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2A-MX View product	B ASUS P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5SD2-VM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2003 sever/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI-E x 16 1 x PCI-E x 1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Yes	ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SIS 968
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SIS Mirage 3+
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash	CrashFree BIOS 2 Q-FAN EZ Flash MyLogo
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	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

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