Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N 1394 vs ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N 1394:AMD
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N 1394:Socket AM2
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M2N 1394:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 1E
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N 1394:4
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N 1394:1
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Controller 2nd interface type
- M2N 1394:Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LSI 1068 (SAS)
Controller interface type
- M2N 1394:SATA II
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)

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Comparison of M2N 1394, P5M2/SAS
51 specifications	A ASUS M2N 1394 View product	B ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 1E
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM5721
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 3000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	206 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33	LSI 1068 (SAS)
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA II	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Matrix Storage/SAS
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ES1000
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

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