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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs MSI 5000X Speedster2-A4V

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 8identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 771 (Socket J)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 8
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 32 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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ASUS

Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium EditionView product
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MSI

5000X Speedster2-A4VView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers28
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+10, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82563EB
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXExtended ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 5000X
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm330 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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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