Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Networking features
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Depth
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
Graphics controller
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:GeForce 6 GPU
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:S3 UniChrome Pro

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Comparison of M2NPV-VM, PM8PM-L
45 specifications	A ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-VM View product	B MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-L 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/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown 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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of COM 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Featuresidentical
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x AGP 8x/4X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NVIDIA MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Anti-virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	GeForce 6 GPU	S3 UniChrome Pro
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	Realtek ALC655
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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