Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

32specifications compared
14differ
18identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ADI AD1986A
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:ADI AD1988
Audio output channels
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
BIOS memory size
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:32 Mbit
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:64 Mbit

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Comparison of M2N-MX, P5B-VM
54 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N-MX View product	B ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-VM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1986A	ADI AD1988
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x4 2x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	222 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool'n'Quiet	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus
Other features3 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	NVIDIA MCP61P	JMicron JMB363 PATA & SATA
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Advanced Q-Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS C.P.R. - ASUS MyLogo 2
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron JMB363

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