Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2V-MX SE vs GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2V-MX SE:AMD
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- M2V-MX SE:Socket AM2
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2V-MX SE:2
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2V-MX SE:4 GB
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2V-MX SE:2
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M2V-MX SE:2
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2V-MX SE:2
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2V-MX SE:4
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:8

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Comparison of M2V-MX SE, Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset
43 specifications	A ASUS M2V-MX SE View product	B GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Crashfree BIOS 2 C.P.R. Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, PXE, RPL, WOR @ PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	North Bridge
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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