Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM vs ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2NBP-VM CSM:AMD
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2NBP-VM CSM:Socket AM2
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M2NBP-VM CSM:0, 1
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 1E
Graphics card
- M2NBP-VM CSM:GeForce 6
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ES1000
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2NBP-VM CSM:2
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2NBP-VM CSM:4
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2NBP-VM CSM:1
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- M2NBP-VM CSM:micro ATX
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of M2NBP-VM CSM, P5M2/SAS
48 specifications	A ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM View product	B ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS 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
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, 1E
Graphics1 differ
Graphics cardDiffers	GeForce 6	ES1000
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 3000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus AMD Cool ' n' Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Serial ATA II	LSI 1068 (SAS)
Controller interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE, Chassis Intrusion	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeDiffers	NVIDIA nForce 430B	Intel Matrix Storage/SAS
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM5721
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C

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