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ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI vs ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 22identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:AMD
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:Socket AM2
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • RAID levels
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:6
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:2
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:4
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:1
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:1
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2

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Comparison of M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI, P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP
43 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectors66
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portYesYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipADI AD1988BADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots33
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 8Unknown — not stated by the source

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