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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 16identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • CD/AUX audio in
    • No
    • Yes
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • Parallel ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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58 specifications
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ASUS

CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX

Model CROSSHAIR

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ASUS

M2NPV-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M2NPV-MX

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityECC & Non-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+10, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers02
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inDiffersNoYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers02
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersNVIDIA DualNetGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BADI AD1986A
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R. Extreme Tweaker ASUS AI Booster Utility
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI 2.21x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one30.5 mm
DepthKnown for one24.5 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 Advanced Edition NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirusDrivers NVIDIA MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Anti-virus(OEM)
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA
Audio outputKnown for one8-channel
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
Special featuresDiffersLCD Poster EL I/O Onboard LED CMOS Q-Connector Q-Fan Plus ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3AMD Cool 'n' Quiet AMD Live! Ready ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
Manageability featuresDiffersWOL PME WOR PME Chasis Intrusion PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGeForce 6
RAID controller typeKnown for oneNVIDIA nForce 430

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