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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q Premium vs ASUS Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 1identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 10
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 10
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 4
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX

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Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium EditionView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers104
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers104
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers41
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one4 x PCI EXPress x16 2 x PCI EXPress x1 1 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one245 mm
DepthKnown for one194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS LiveUpdate Utility AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Utility
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon X1200 VPU
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE

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