Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M3N-HT, P5N-MX
69 specifications	A ASUS M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N-HT View product	B ASUS P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N-MX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	533,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	6.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	24.5 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	18.3 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II, Express Gate, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM version), ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash 2

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