Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Serial ports quantity
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking features
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Dual Gigabit
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Motherboard chipset
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® E7230
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA P4M800 Pro

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Comparison of P5MT-C, PM8PM-V
35 specifications	A ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-C View product	B MSI PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-V 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 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	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	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
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® E7230	VIA P4M800 Pro
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI-E x8 5x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	1 x AGP 8X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
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	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraATA 33 / 66 / 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655 6-ch.
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S3 Graphics Unichrome Pro
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm

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