Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5N-T Deluxe

26specifications compared
11differ
15identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P5N-T Deluxe:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N-T Deluxe:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- P5N-T Deluxe:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- P5N-T Deluxe:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5N-T Deluxe:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P5N-T Deluxe:2
Audio chip
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC662
- P5N-T Deluxe:ADI AD1988B
Audio output channels
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:5.1 channels
- P5N-T Deluxe:7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2N-XE, P5N-T Deluxe
44 specifications	A ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-XE View product	B ASUS P5N-T Deluxe View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out 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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	ADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista 32/64
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Precision Tweaker 2
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1	3 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 1 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	Award
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II NVIDIA MediaShield RAID	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Image Editing
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS MyLogo 3
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL PME,WOR PME, PXE
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source

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