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ASUS M2N-CM DVI - 7025 AM2+ HT2000 vs GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 2identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M2N-CM DVI - 7025 AM2+ HT2000:AMD
    • GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M2N-CM DVI - 7025 AM2+ HT2000:Socket AM2
    • GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • RAID levels
    • M2N-CM DVI - 7025 AM2+ HT2000:0, 1, 5, 10
    • GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M2N-CM DVI - 7025 AM2+ HT2000:4
    • GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M2N-CM DVI - 7025 AM2+ HT2000:10
    • GA-EX38-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8

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Comparison of M2N-CM DVI - 7025 AM2+ HT2000, GA-EX38-DS5
42 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers108
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 7025/nForce 630aUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for onePCI-E x16.Unknown — not stated by the source

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