Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 1E
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5M2/SAS, K8NGM2-L
39 specifications	A ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS 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
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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 1E	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	ES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit PCI bus
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
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	LSI 1068 (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel Matrix Storage/SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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