Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe vs MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:5
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:2
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:1
Number of COM connectors
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:No
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:2
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Serial ports quantity
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:ATX
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:305 mm
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm

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Comparison of A8R32-MVP Deluxe, K8NGM2
46 specifications	A ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe View product	B MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket 939	Socket 939
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell 88E8053 PCIe Gigabit LAN, Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN	VITESSE VSC8201RX/ Realtek 8201CL, ACPI, PCI v2.2.,10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1000Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows XP, XP x64
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI	-One PCI Express x 16 slots. -One PCI Express x 1 slots. -Two 32-bit Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	24.4 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	24.4 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-TV-out connector -Clear CMOS button
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x DVI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source

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