Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Networking features
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Motherboard form factor
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm

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Comparison of P5B, PM8PM-L
43 specifications	A ASUS P5B motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B View product	B MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-L View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2	1 x AGP 8x/4X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AI Booster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Noise Filter - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S3 UniChrome Pro
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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