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ASUS P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE AMD 690G chipset

24specifications compared
7differ
17identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- AMD 690G chipset:AMD
Processor socket
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- AMD 690G chipset:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- AMD 690G chipset:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- AMD 690G chipset:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- AMD 690G chipset:6
Audio chip
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- AMD 690G chipset:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5B-MX, AMD 690G chipset
58 specifications	A ASUS P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-MX View product	B GIGABYTE AMD 690G chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI	1 PCI Express x 16 slot 1 PCI Express x 4 slot 2 PCI slot
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPDIF
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-fan ASUS MyLogo 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	203 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source

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