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ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 23identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
  • Width
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
  • Depth
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:218 mm

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Comparison of P5GZ-MX, P5VD2-X
66 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® DUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one400,533 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers43
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8001Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 945GZ ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipRealtek ALC883Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels5.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16/x4 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.21x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 4x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory size32 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers203 mm218 mm
Other features2 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresDiffersASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS AI NET 2 ASUS C.P.R. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogoSFS ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS C.P.R.
Manageability featuresDiffersWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEWOL by PME, WOR by PME
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltraDMA 133/100
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Software Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Direct X 9.0c

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