Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
LAN controller
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Marvell 88E8001
Networking features
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Dual Gigabit
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AI NET 2

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Comparison of P5MT-C, P5NSLI
60 specifications	A ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-C View product	B ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5NSLI View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Marvell 88E8001
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit	AI NET 2
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
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	AI Overclocking Precision Tweaker FSB tuning Memory tuning PCI-E frequency tuning ASUS C.P.R.
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7230	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI-E x8 5x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	2 x PCI-E x16 3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Award
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS Music Alarm NVIDIA RIS Antivirus software
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	UltraATA 33 / 66 / 100	Serial ATA
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6-channel
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Rage XL	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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