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ASUS A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX vs ASUS M2N32 WS Professional

32specifications compared
15differ
17identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
- M2N32 WS Professional:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- M2N32 WS Professional:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:2
- M2N32 WS Professional:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:2
- M2N32 WS Professional:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:1
- M2N32 WS Professional:2
LAN controller
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
- M2N32 WS Professional:Marvell 88E1116
Networking features
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Fast Ethernet
- M2N32 WS Professional:Dual Gigabit LAN
Audio chip
- A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX:ADI AD1986A
- M2N32 WS Professional:ADI AD1988B

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Comparison of A8V-XE, M2N32 WS Professional
45 specifications	A ASUS A8V-XE motherboard Socket 939 ATX Model A8V-XE View product	B ASUS M2N32 WS Professional View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Marvell 88E1116
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Dual Gigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1986A	ADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI-E x1 1x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	210 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II Anti-Virus ASUS LiveUpdate	Drivers BIOS flash utility under DOS ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 ASUS AI utility Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0c
Other features2 differ
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8-ch
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS C.P.R. ASUS JumperFree ASUS MyLogo SFS	AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Stack Cool 2 Q-Fan 2 AI Nap AI Gear My Logo 3 ASUS AI NET2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 Q-Connector ASUS AI Quiet
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET2
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA (3.0Gb/s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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