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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 26identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • Width
    • 245 mm
    • 350 mm

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Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium EditionView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory4 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantity11
Parallel ports quantity11
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels5.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm350 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm193 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS PC Probe II Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS LiveUpdate Utility AMD Cool 'n' Quiet UtilityASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon X1200 VPU
Special featuresDiffersASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ FlashASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2
Manageability featuresDiffersWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXEWOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1

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