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ASUS Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs MSI 5000X Speedster2-A4V

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 7identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:AMD
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Socket AM2
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:LGA 771 (Socket J)
  • Number of memory slots
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:8
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4 GB
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:32 GB
  • RAID levels
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0, 1
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:0, 1, 5, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:1
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0
    • 5000X Speedster2-A4V:1

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Comparison of Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, 5000X Speedster2-A4V
46 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers28
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers24
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 82563EB
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXExtended ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 5000X
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm330 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66/33Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ FlashUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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