Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

37specifications compared
20differ
17identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, JBOD
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Number of COM connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
eSATA ports quantity
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of P5B-VM, P5NSLI
62 specifications	A ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-VM View product	B ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5NSLI View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E8001
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	AI NET 2
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988	ADI AD1986A
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AI Overclocking Precision Tweaker FSB tuning Memory tuning PCI-E frequency tuning ASUS C.P.R.
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x4 2x PCI 2.2	2 x PCI-E x16 3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Award
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	30.5 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	22.9 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS Music Alarm NVIDIA RIS Antivirus software
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	JMicron JMB363 PATA & SATA	Serial ATA
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6-channel
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connector	1	1
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Special featuresKnown for one	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Advanced Q-Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS C.P.R. - ASUS MyLogo 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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