Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX vs MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:AMD
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:Socket AM2+
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:4
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:8 GB
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:3
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:6
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:1
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:0
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N-E, PM8PM-L
64 specifications	A ASUS M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX Model M2N-E View product	B MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2+	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	533,667,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra	VIA P4M800 Pro
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x4 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 2.2	1 x AGP 8x/4X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ DIY AI Nap AI Gear ASUS Crystal Sound	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, WOR, Wake on WLAN, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S3 UniChrome Pro

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