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ASUS M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ADI AD1986A
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:ADI AD1888
Graphics controller
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:GeForce 6
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel Extreme Graphics 2

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Comparison of M2NPV-MX, P5PE-VM
43 specifications	A ASUS M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-MX View product	B ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5PE-VM 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 сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E8001
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1986A	ADI AD1888
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1x AGP 8X 3x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers NVIDIA MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Anti-virus(OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Graphics controllerDiffers	GeForce 6	Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Special featuresDiffers	AMD Cool 'n' Quiet AMD Live! Ready ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	ASUS CPU Lock Free MyLogo CrashFree BIOS2 EZ Flash ASUS C.P.R.
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 100/66/33
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm

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