Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX vs MSI K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:4
- K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:5
- K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:2
- K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:ATX
- K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:305 mm
- K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:245 mm
- K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
Audio output
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF
- K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Realtek ALC880

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Comparison of A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX, K8NGM2-FID
45 specifications	A ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX View product	B MSI K8NGM2-FID motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2-FID View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit LAN & Wireless 54 Mbps IEEE 802.11g	10, 100, 1000Mb/s (VITESSE VSC8201RX )
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 with SLI, x16, x16 1 x PCI-E x4 (PCI-E x4 / PCI-E x1) 3 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x 32-bit Master PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) application NV Firewall NV RAID Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF	Realtek ALC880
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 & JBOD - Serial ATA Silicon Image 3132	Unknown — not stated by the source

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