Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5V-VM SE DH

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5V-VM SE DH:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5V-VM SE DH:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5V-VM SE DH:2
ECC сompatibility
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5V-VM SE DH:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5V-VM SE DH:2
Audio output channels
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P5V-VM SE DH:6.1 channels

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Comparison of M2N8-VMX, P5V-VM SE DH
43 specifications	A ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N8-VMX View product	B ASUS P5V-VM SE DH 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
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883-GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	6.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS C.P.R. SFS - 133MHz - 300MHz/1MHz PCI-E/SATA.
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x8 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI-E x 16 1 x PCI-E x 1 2 x PCI
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	ADI AD1986A SoundMAX
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA Chrome9 HC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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