Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8r-mvp s939 Retail vs ASUS A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:4
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:1
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:2
CD/AUX audio in
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:No
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:Yes
Chassis intrusion connector
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:No
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:0
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:ATX
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:ADI AD1986A SoundMAX
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:HD Audio 6-Ch

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Comparison of A8r-mvp s939 Retail, A8V-VM
46 specifications	A ASUS A8r-mvp s939 Retail View product	B ASUS A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX Model A8V-VM View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket 939	Socket 939
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	No	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	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
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet	Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100M LAN PHY
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Anti-Virus ASUS PC Probe II
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 245	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	ADI AD1986A SoundMAX	HD Audio 6-Ch
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA DeltaChrome GPU
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	229 mm

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