Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio output channels
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6.1 channels
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:24.5 mm
- GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of P5N-MX, GA-X48T-DQ6
46 specifications	A ASUS P5N-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X48T-DQ6 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	6.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	24.5 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	18.3 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA2
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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