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
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
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 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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
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
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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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