Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N DH vs ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N DH:AMD
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N DH:Socket AM2
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N DH:4
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N DH:8 GB
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N DH:2
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- M2N DH:ATX
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- M2N DH:305 mm
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- M2N DH:206 mm
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm

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Comparison of M2N DH, P5L-MX
42 specifications	A ASUS M2N DH View product	B ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5L-MX 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LAN	Gb LAN PCIe
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-Express x16 2x PCI-Express x1 3x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	203 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R. ASUS O.C. -FAN2 Q-Connector ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Fanless Design ASUS MyLogo ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Asus DH Remote ASUS MP3-In	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Azalia ADI1986A
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Microsoft directX Adobe acrobat reader ASUS Screensaver Symantec NIS2006

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