Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N WS vs ASUS P5N64 WS Professional

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N WS:AMD
- P5N64 WS Professional:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N WS:Socket AM2
- P5N64 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M3N WS:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P5N64 WS Professional:0, 1
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N WS:1
- P5N64 WS Professional:2
LAN controller
- M3N WS:Realtek RTL8111C
- P5N64 WS Professional:Marvell 88E1116
Audio chip
- M3N WS:Realtek ALC888
- P5N64 WS Professional:ADI AD1988B

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Comparison of M3N WS, P5N64 WS Professional
37 specifications	A ASUS M3N WS View product	B ASUS P5N64 WS Professional View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Marvell 88E1116
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	ADI AD1988B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2 1 x PCI-X	4 x PCI EXPress x16 (2.0) 1 x PCI EXPress x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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