Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5N-D / nForce 750i LGA 775

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P5N-D / nForce 750i LGA 775:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N-D / nForce 750i LGA 775:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5N-D / nForce 750i LGA 775:2

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Comparison of M2N-XE, P5N-D / nForce 750i LGA 775
35 specifications	A ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-XE View product	B ASUS P5N-D / nForce 750i LGA 775 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II NVIDIA MediaShield RAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe2.0 Dual x16 SLI

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