Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Networking features
- M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100Mbit

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Comparison of M2NPV-MX, GA-8I865GMK-775
43 specifications	A ASUS M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I865GMK-775 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-8I865GMK-775 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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 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 connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectors	1	1
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 outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82562G
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro 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
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x AGP 8x 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	AMD Cool 'n' Quiet AMD Live! Ready ASUS Q-Fan 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI AD1888 CODEC
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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