Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:LGA 771 (Socket J)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:8
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:32 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:32 MB
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:16 MB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:2

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Comparison of M2N-LR, GA-7BESH-RH
38 specifications	A ASUS M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-LR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX Model GA-7BESH-RH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	8
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	ES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Intel® 82563EB
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5000P
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x 64-bit/133GHz PCI-X 1x 64-bit/133GHz PCI-X 1x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	3 x PCI-E x8 1 x PCI-X 64/66~100MHz 1 x PCI-X 64/100MHz 1 x PCI 32/33MHz
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra-ATA 100/133	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	Smart Fan II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATIES1000
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330 mm

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