Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

54specifications compared
23differ
31identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory clock speeds
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:533,800,1066 MHz
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:IDE, SATA II
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:SATA II
RAID levels
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1, 5, 10, JBOD
Parallel processing technology support
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:3-Way SLI
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8

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Comparison of M3N-HT, GA-X48-DS5
88 specifications	A ASUS M3N-HT Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N-HT View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X48-DS5 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	533,800,1066 MHz	667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	IDE, SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way SLI	2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	NVIDIA	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X48
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH9R
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC889A
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsDiffers	3 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI 2.2	2 x PCIE 2.0 x16 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0	1.0b
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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

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