Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P5M2-M, K8NGM2-L
35 specifications	A ASUS P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5M2-M View product	B MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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 Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit PCI bus
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Z7 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	LSI MegaRAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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