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

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 11identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

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

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Comparison of M2N-E SLI, P5M2/SAS
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, 1E
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBroadcom BCM5721
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 3000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.21 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 one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one350 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one218 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus (OEM)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66/33LSI 1068 (SAS)
Controller interface typeDiffersSerial ATA IIIntel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME, WOR PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Matrix Storage/SAS
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceES1000
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C

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