Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX vs MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX

29specifications compared
7differ
22identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0, 1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:2
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Serial ports quantity
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Width
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm
Depth
- A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX:229 mm
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm

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Comparison of A8V-VM, K8NGM2
49 specifications	A ASUS A8V-VM Socket 939 micro ATX Model A8V-VM 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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	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 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100M LAN PHY	VITESSE VSC8201RX/ Realtek 8201CL, ACPI, PCI v2.2.,10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1000Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro 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	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 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	244 mm	24.4 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	24.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Audio outputKnown for one	HD Audio 6-Ch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	VIA DeltaChrome GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Anti-Virus ASUS PC Probe II	Unknown — not stated by the source

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