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ASUS M2N32 WS Professional vs ASUS P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 13identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M2N32 WS Professional:AMD
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M2N32 WS Professional:Socket AM2
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • M2N32 WS Professional:4
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M2N32 WS Professional:8 GB
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • M2N32 WS Professional:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:6
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:9
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:4
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N32 WS Professional, P5VD2-MX
43 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers94
Number of Parallel ATA connectors22
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E1116Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit LANFast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BADI AD1986A
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI-E x1 1x PCI 2.21x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm235 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm218 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersDrivers BIOS flash utility under DOS ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 ASUS AI utility Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0cDrivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM)
Other features2 differ
Audio outputKnown for one8-chUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffersAMD Cool 'n' Quiet Stack Cool 2 Q-Fan 2 AI Nap AI Gear My Logo 3 ASUS AI NET2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 Q-Connector ASUS AI QuietCrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash MyLogo
Manageability featuresDiffersWOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET2WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intruction, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntegrated
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 MB

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