Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E-VM SE vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

22specifications compared
10differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E-VM SE:Intel
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E-VM SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5E-VM SE:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E-VM SE:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E-VM SE:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E-VM SE:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E-VM SE:2
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5E-VM SE:ATX
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5E-VM SE, GA-MA74GM-S2H
42 specifications	A ASUS P5E-VM SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown 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	3
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 1 x PCI	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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