Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 1E
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0 - 35 °C
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10 - 35 °C
Controller interface type
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)
- P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel ICH7R

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Comparison of P5M2, P5M2-M
32 specifications	A ASUS P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2 View product	B ASUS P5M2-M LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5M2-M View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, 1E	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	32 MB	32 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	ES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Broadcom BCM5721	Broadcom BCM5721
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
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)	PCI-E x 8 (x 4) 1 x PCI-E x 8 (x 8 link) 1 x 32bit PCI 1 x 32bit PCI
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)	Intel ICH7R
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	XGI Z7 PCI
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI MegaRAID

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