Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
5differ
20identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Networking features
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Graphics controller
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:VIA DeltaChrome GPU
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:S3 UniChrome Pro

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Comparison of M2V-TVM, PM8PM-IL
42 specifications	A ASUS M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2V-TVM View product	B MSI PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-IL 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
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out 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 IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC655	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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers Anti-Virus Software ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Graphics controllerDiffers	VIA DeltaChrome GPU	S3 UniChrome Pro
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE, RPL, WOR by PME	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm

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