Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Width
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
Depth
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:223 mm
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N8-VMX, GA-945PLM-S2
37 specifications	A ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N8-VMX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945PLM-S2 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
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
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 portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883-GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x8 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 PCI Express x 16 slot 3 PCI slots
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	223 mm	244 mm
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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