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ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5K/EPU - P35 LGA 775

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P5K/EPU - P35 LGA 775:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P5K/EPU - P35 LGA 775:LGA 775 (Socket T)
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P5K/EPU - P35 LGA 775:1
Graphics controller
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series
- P5K/EPU - P35 LGA 775:PCI Express x16

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Comparison of M3N-HD/HDMI, P5K/EPU - P35 LGA 775
50 specifications	A ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N-HD/HDMI View product	B ASUS P5K/EPU - P35 LGA 775 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Atheros F1 Gigabit PHY AI NET 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Express Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series	PCI Express x16
Special featuresKnown for one	D-Sub module, HDMI to DVI connector, Q-Shield, User's manual, 3 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source

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