Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5S-MX SE

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P5S-MX SE:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P5S-MX SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5S-MX SE:Non-ECC
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5S-MX SE:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:2
- P5S-MX SE:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- P5S-MX SE:micro ATX
Compatible operating systems
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:Windows Vista/XP/2000
- P5S-MX SE:Windows Vista/XP
Width
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- P5S-MX SE:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-X, P5S-MX SE
40 specifications	A ASUS M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-X View product	B ASUS P5S-MX SE 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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Windows Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI-E x 16 1 x PCI-E x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	183 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOR (Ring), WOL/WOR (PME), PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SIS Mirage 3
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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