Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N WS vs ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N WS:AMD
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N WS:Socket AM2
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N WS:8 GB
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3N WS:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N WS:1
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Audio chip
- M3N WS:Realtek ALC888
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
Depth
- M3N WS:245 mm
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M3N WS, P5Q
37 specifications	A ASUS M3N WS View product	B ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q 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 сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe Gb LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC1200
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	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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