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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 8identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX (4 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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ASUS

M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M2N-XE

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P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @nView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 6100
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneNVIDIA nForce 430
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662ADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x13 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II NVIDIA MediaShield RAID
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm

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