Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Networking features
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100Mbit

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Comparison of M2N-MX, GA-8I865GME-775-RH
43 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I865GME-775-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-8I865GME-775-RH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
COM 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82562G
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x AGP 8X 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	212 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool'n'Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	NVIDIA MCP61P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC653
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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