Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-VM DVI vs ASUS P5E WS Professional

23specifications compared
13differ
10identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N-VM DVI:Socket AM2
- P5E WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M2N-VM DVI:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- P5E WS Professional:0, 1, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-VM DVI:4
- P5E WS Professional:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-VM DVI:4
- P5E WS Professional:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N-VM DVI:1
- P5E WS Professional:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-VM DVI:2
- P5E WS Professional:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-VM DVI:micro ATX
- P5E WS Professional:ATX
Audio chip
- M2N-VM DVI:Realtek ALC662
- P5E WS Professional:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M2N-VM DVI, P5E WS Professional
46 specifications	A ASUS M2N-VM DVI View product	B ASUS P5E WS Professional View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x1 1 x PCI-X 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	395 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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