Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
8differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
RAID levels
- P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Networking features
- P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Width
- P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:235 mm
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:218 mm
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
Graphics controller
- P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Integrated
- PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:S3 UniChrome Pro

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Comparison of P5VD2-MX, PM8PM-L
44 specifications	A ASUS P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5VD2-MX View product	B MSI PM8PM-L motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-L 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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0	0, 1, 0+1
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 connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
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	Realtek RTL8201CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x 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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	235 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Graphics controllerDiffers	Integrated	S3 UniChrome Pro
Special featuresKnown for one	CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intruction, PXE	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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