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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs GIGABYTE Motherboard AMD790X

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 13identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1
    • 0, 1, 0+1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Networking features
    • 100/10
    • 10/100/1000 Mbit
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC662
    • Realtek ALC889A

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ASUS

Motherboard P5N-MXView product
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GIGABYTE

Motherboard AMD790XView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one2
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers100/1010/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790X
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.-2 x PCI Express x16 -3 x PCI Express x1 -2 x PCI.
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers330 mm224 mm
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Audio outputKnown for oneS/PDIF
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresDiffers-MyLogo 2 -EZ Flash 2 -CrashFree BIOS 2 -Q-Fan-@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2 -Virtual Dual BIOS.
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGeForce 7050 GPU / nForce 610i
Manageability featuresKnown for one-Ring -PXE -WOL -PME.
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit

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