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ASUS M2N-L Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5E3 WS Professional

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 11identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M2N-L Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
    • P5E3 WS Professional:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M2N-L Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
    • P5E3 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • RAID levels
    • M2N-L Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • P5E3 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M2N-L Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • P5E3 WS Professional:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M2N-L Socket AM2 ATX:2
    • P5E3 WS Professional:6
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M2N-L Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • P5E3 WS Professional:0

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Comparison of M2N-L, P5E3 WS Professional
52 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers16
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 source2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88E8056
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slotsKnown for one1x PCI 32bit/33 MHz 1x PCI 32bit/33 MHz 1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 1x PCI-E x1 1x PCI-E x16Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
Other features1 differ
Manageability featuresDiffersASWM 2.0WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraATA-100/133Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA I/IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneXGI Z9sUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one32 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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