Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR vs ASUS P5E-VM HDMI

23specifications compared
7differ
16identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:AMD
- P5E-VM HDMI:Intel
Processor socket
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:Socket AM2
- P5E-VM HDMI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5E-VM HDMI:Non-ECC
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:0
- P5E-VM HDMI:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:4
- P5E-VM HDMI:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:0
- P5E-VM HDMI:1
Motherboard form factor
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:ATX
- P5E-VM HDMI:micro ATX

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Comparison of motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR, P5E-VM HDMI
53 specifications	A ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR View product	B ASUS P5E-VM HDMI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X3500
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PT2, ASUS C.P.R, SFS
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI-E X16 2 x PCI-E X1 1 x PCI
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 133/100/6
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Audio outputKnown for one	Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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