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ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX vs ASUS P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
12differ
15identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Width
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:245 mm
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:196 mm
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm
Audio output
- P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX:Cmedia CMI9761A, 6-ch CODEC
- P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ADI1986A 6-ch Audio CODEC

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Comparison of P4V8X-MX, P5PL2
38 specifications	A ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard VIA P4M800 Socket 478 micro ATX Model P4V8X-MX View product	B ASUS P5PL2 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5PL2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN + VIA 6103 PHY	RTL8111B PCI-E Gb LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA P4M800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP8X (1.5V) 3 x PCI	1 xPCI-E x16 2 xPCI-E x1 3 xPCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	196 mm	190 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe Bundle anti-virus software ASUS LiveUpdate Utility	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus Software
Other features2 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Cmedia CMI9761A, 6-ch CODEC	ADI1986A 6-ch Audio CODEC
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	UniChrome Pro 3D / 2D Graphics & Video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME	WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit

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