Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX

29specifications compared
11differ
18identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
Number of memory slots
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:0
Audio output channels
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of P5B-VM, K8MM-V
63 specifications	A ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-VM View product	B MSI K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model K8MM-V View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 754
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	333 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	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
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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 connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA K8M800
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x4 2x PCI 2.2	1 x AGP 8x/4x
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	195 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363 PATA & SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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

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