Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP vs ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:Socket 939
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4 GB
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:3
Number of SATA connectors
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:1
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:1
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:0
Motherboard form factor
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:micro ATX
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:ATX

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Comparison of A8N-VM CSM/NBP, motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR
46 specifications	A ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP View product	B ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Award
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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