Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 1E
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Controller interface type
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel ICH7R
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)
RAID controller type
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LSI MegaRAID
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel Matrix Storage/SAS

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Comparison of P5M2-M, P5M2/SAS
31 specifications	A ASUS P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5M2-M View product	B ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, 1E
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	32 MB	32 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ES1000
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Broadcom BCM5721	Broadcom BCM5721
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 3000
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI-E x 8 (x 4) 1 x PCI-E x 8 (x 8 link) 1 x 32bit PCI 1 x 32bit PCI	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI 1068 (SAS)
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel ICH7R	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
RAID controller typeDiffers	LSI MegaRAID	Intel Matrix Storage/SAS
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Z7 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source

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