Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9N4 Ultra-F

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K9N4 Ultra-F:AMD
Processor socket
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N4 Ultra-F:Socket AM2
Compatible processor series
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- K9N4 Ultra-F:AMD Sempron
Number of memory slots
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K9N4 Ultra-F:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- K9N4 Ultra-F:4 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K9N4 Ultra-F:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K9N4 Ultra-F:1
LAN controller
- P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- K9N4 Ultra-F:Vitesse VSC8601

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Comparison of P5M2, K9N4 Ultra-F
39 specifications	A ASUS P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2 View product	B MSI K9N4 Ultra-F View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	AMD Sempron
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan 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
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Vitesse VSC8601
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	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 ALC655
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)	1xPCIe x16 1xPCIe x1 3xPCI
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	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 500 Ultra
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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