Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:1
Serial ports quantity
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Width
- P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm

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Comparison of P5MT-MX/C, K8NGM2
46 specifications	A ASUS P5MT-MX/C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-MX/C View product	B MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	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
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	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	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	1
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
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN	VITESSE VSC8201RX/ Realtek 8201CL, ACPI, PCI v2.2.,10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1000Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows XP, XP x64
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7230	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 (x8) 1 x PCI-E x8 (x4) 2 x 32bit/33MHz PCI	-One PCI Express x 16 slots. -One PCI Express x 1 slots. -Two 32-bit Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	24.4 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	24.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-TV-out connector -Clear CMOS button
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x DVI
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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