Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N-SLI S939 vs MSI K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A8N-SLI S939:Socket 939
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- A8N-SLI S939:4 GB
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8N-SLI S939:3
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- A8N-SLI S939:4
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
S/PDIF out connector
- A8N-SLI S939:No
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- A8N-SLI S939:0
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Networking features
- A8N-SLI S939:AI NET2
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:10Mb/s & 100MB/s
Motherboard form factor
- A8N-SLI S939:ATX
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of A8N-SLI S939, K9NGM
43 specifications	A ASUS A8N-SLI S939 View product	B MSI K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	AI NET2	10Mb/s & 100MB/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 2 x PCI Express x16 - 2 x PCI Express x1 - 3 x PCI	2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe - PC Health Monitoring - ASUS LiveUpdate - ASUS AI Booster - ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet - NVIDIA nTune - Anti-virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC850	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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