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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 socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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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