Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5LD2-VM DH

32specifications compared
11differ
21identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5LD2-VM DH:Intel
Processor socket
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5LD2-VM DH:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5LD2-VM DH:4 GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5LD2-VM DH:1
Audio chip
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ADI AD1986A
- P5LD2-VM DH:Realtek ALC882
Audio output channels
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P5LD2-VM DH:7.1 channels
BIOS memory size
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:32 Mbit
- P5LD2-VM DH:64 Mbit

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Comparison of M2NPV-VM, P5LD2-VM DH
45 specifications	A ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-VM View product	B ASUS P5LD2-VM DH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 950
Internal I/O1 differ
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	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82573L
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1986A	Realtek ALC882
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
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 II Anti-Virus Software (trial) ASUS LiveUpdate
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IDE (Ultra-ATA 133/100)
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH7 DH South Bridge
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	ASUS C.P.R. ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 MyLogo ASUS Q-Fan
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE	WOR by Ring, WOL/WOR by PME, WO USB, WO KB/MS,PXE, RPL
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source

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