Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs ASUS P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 1E
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, JBOD
Maximum graphics card memory
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:32 MB
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:256 MB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5M2/SAS, P5VD2-VM
50 specifications	A ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS View product	B ASUS P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5VD2-VM View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 1E	0, 1, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	32 MB	256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	ES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 3000	VIA P4M900
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI AD1986A
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS C.P.R. SFS
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM)
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	LSI 1068 (SAS)	Serial ATA
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Fan MyLogo
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel Matrix Storage/SAS	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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