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)
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
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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