Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

31specifications compared
9differ
22identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Marvell 88E8001
- K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking features
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:10/100 Fast Ethernet
Audio output channels
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
- K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of P5GZ-MX, K9VGM-V
59 specifications	A ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GZ-MX View product	B MSI K9VGM-V Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9VGM-V View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	AMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	400,533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8001	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 945GZ Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16/x4 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2	- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	245 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS AI NET 2 ASUS C.P.R. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1xIrDA pinheader

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