Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- Motherboard P5N-MX:4 GB
- GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Motherboard P5N-MX:4
- GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX:6
Networking features
- Motherboard P5N-MX:100/10
- GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Width
- Motherboard P5N-MX:305 mm
- GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- Motherboard P5N-MX:330 mm
- GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX:207 mm

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Comparison of Motherboard P5N-MX, GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX
40 specifications	A ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2L - LGA 775, Micro ATX View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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
Front panel audio 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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	100/10	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	207 mm
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 7050 GPU / nForce 610i	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	-MyLogo 2 -EZ Flash 2 -CrashFree BIOS 2 -Q-Fan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	-Ring -PXE -WOL -PME.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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