Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 945P NEO5-F

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- 945P NEO5-F:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- 945P NEO5-F:4

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Comparison of P5M2-E/4L, 945P NEO5-F
31 specifications	A ASUS P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2-E/4L View product	B MSI 945P NEO5-F View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Intel 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	3 * PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 1 * PCI-E x8 1 * PCI-E x16	3 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	IDE/SATA Intel ICH7R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Z7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Marvell 6145	Unknown — not stated by the source

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