Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-VM DVI vs ASUS P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

22specifications compared
10differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N-VM DVI:Socket AM2
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N-VM DVI:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-VM DVI:4
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-VM DVI:4
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-VM DVI:2
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-VM DVI:micro ATX
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio output channels
- M2N-VM DVI:5.1 channels
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- M2N-VM DVI:244 mm
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of M2N-VM DVI, P5KR
39 specifications	A ASUS M2N-VM DVI View product	B ASUS P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KR View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AI NET2
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- AI NOS - ASUS AI Booster - vCore - vDIMM - vChipset SFS - FSB - ASUS C.P.R.
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS PC Probe II / ASUS AI Suite
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC 883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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