Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX SE vs GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX SE:AMD
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX SE:Socket AM2
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX SE:2
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX SE:4 GB
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX SE:4
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-MX SE:1
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-MX SE:micro ATX
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE:Realtek ALC662
- GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE, GA-945PL-S3P
33 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945PL-S3P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	190 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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