Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N WS vs ASUS P5E Deluxe

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N WS:AMD
- P5E Deluxe:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N WS:Socket AM2
- P5E Deluxe:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M3N WS:Non-ECC
- P5E Deluxe:ECC & Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M3N WS:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P5E Deluxe:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N WS:6
- P5E Deluxe:3
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M3N WS:2
- P5E Deluxe:1
LAN controller
- M3N WS:Realtek RTL8111C
- P5E Deluxe:Marvell 88E8056
Depth
- M3N WS:245 mm
- P5E Deluxe:244 mm

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Comparison of M3N WS, P5E Deluxe
41 specifications	A ASUS M3N WS View product	B ASUS P5E Deluxe View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Marvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2 1 x PCI-X	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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