Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

23specifications compared
4differ
19identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Networking features
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Depth
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
Graphics controller
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel Extreme Graphics 2
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:S3 UniChrome Pro

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Comparison of P5PE-VM, PM8PM-IL
41 specifications	A ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5PE-VM View product	B MSI PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-IL View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	2	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x AGP 8X 3x PCI	1 x AGP 8x/4X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	245 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	220 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	Intel Extreme Graphics 2	S3 UniChrome Pro
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CPU Lock Free MyLogo CrashFree BIOS2 EZ Flash ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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