Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5GPL-X SE

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5GPL-X SE:Intel
Processor socket
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5GPL-X SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5GPL-X SE:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5GPL-X SE:2 GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5GPL-X SE:1
Networking features
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- P5GPL-X SE:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5GPL-X SE:ATX
Width
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- P5GPL-X SE:305 mm

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Comparison of M2NPV-VM, P5GPL-X SE
45 specifications	A ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-VM View product	B ASUS P5GPL-X SE 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
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet / Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E8001
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
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	183 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	NVIDIA MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Anti-virus (OEM)	Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI 1986A High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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