Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
RAID levels
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, JBOD
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Audio output channels
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:218 mm
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5VD2-VM, K9NBPM2-FID
46 specifications	A ASUS P5VD2-VM motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5VD2-VM View product	B MSI K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NBPM2-FID View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA P4M900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. SFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2	- 1 PCI Express x16 slot - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 2 PCI slots
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Fan MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x Parallel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard - 1 x PS/2 Mouse - 1 x VGA port - 1 x DVI-D port - 1 x IEEE1394 port - 1 x Audio I/O (Line-in/Line-out/MIC) - 4 x USB 2.0 - 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack

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