Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs MSI P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- Motherboard P5N-MX:0, 1
- P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Networking features
- Motherboard P5N-MX:100/10
- P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mb/s
Audio chip
- Motherboard P5N-MX:Realtek ALC662
- P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- Motherboard P5N-MX:305 mm
- P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:241 mm
Depth
- Motherboard P5N-MX:330 mm
- P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:222 mm

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Comparison of Motherboard P5N-MX, P6NGM-FD
40 specifications	A ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX View product	B MSI P6NGM-FD motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P6NGM-FD View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
S/PDIF out 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 COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	100/10	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.	1 x PCI Express 16X 1 x PCI Express 1X 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	241 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	222 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
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7100

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