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ASUS P5V800-MX PE4 Socket775 FSB800 vs MSI PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
5differ
19identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5V800-MX PE4 Socket775 FSB800:4
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Depth
- P5V800-MX PE4 Socket775 FSB800:218 mm
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:210 mm
Graphics controller
- P5V800-MX PE4 Socket775 FSB800:VIA UniChrome Graphics
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:S3 UniChrome Pro

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Comparison of P5V800-MX PE4 Socket775 FSB800, PM8M3-V
43 specifications	A ASUS P5V800-MX PE4 Socket775 FSB800 View product	B MSI PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8M3-V View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	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
Networking featuresDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN Controller	10Mb/s & 100MB/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA P4M800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	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
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP8X/4X (1.5V) 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI, PCI 2.2	1 x AGP 8x/4X 2 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	218 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ITE IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	VIA UniChrome Graphics	S3 UniChrome Pro
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Power Loss Restart CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fen ASUS EZ Flash WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	VIA VT8251 South Bridge	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

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