Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5N-E SLI

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5N-E SLI:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N-E SLI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5N-E SLI:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- P5N-E SLI:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5N-E SLI:ATX
Audio output channels
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P5N-E SLI:6.1 channels

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Comparison of M2N8-VMX, P5N-E SLI
40 specifications	A ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N8-VMX View product	B ASUS P5N-E SLI 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
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883-GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	6.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x8 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	2 x PCI Express x16 - VGA: x16 - SLI: x8, x8 1 x PCI Express 2 x PCI (PCI 2.2)
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	223 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD Cool'n'Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PXE, WOR PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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