Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX SE vs ASUS P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX SE:AMD
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX SE:Socket AM2
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N-MX SE:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX SE:4
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-MX SE:1
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE:Realtek ALC662
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
Depth
- M2N-MX SE:194 mm
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE, P5B-MX
43 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE View product	B ASUS P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-MX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3000
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC883
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFS ASUS C.P.R.
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	194 mm	203 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA I/II
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-fan ASUS MyLogo 2
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6100 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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