Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775 vs MSI P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:2
- P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Audio output channels
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:5.1 channels
- P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Graphics controller
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:GeForce 7050 GPU
- P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:PCI-E x16 VGA

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Comparison of P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775, P6NGM-FIH
31 specifications	A ASUS P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775 View product	B MSI P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P6NGM-FIH View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown 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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Graphics controllerDiffers	GeForce 7050 GPU	PCI-E x16 VGA
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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