Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 1E
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
Motherboard form factor
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5M2/SAS, K9NBPM2-FID
38 specifications	A ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS View product	B MSI K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NBPM2-FID View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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 PCI Express x16 slot - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 2 PCI slots
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
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x Parallel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard - 1 x PS/2 Mouse - 1 x VGA port - 1 x DVI-D port - 1 x IEEE1394 port - 1 x Audio I/O (Line-in/Line-out/MIC) - 4 x USB 2.0 - 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
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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