Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX

18specifications compared
3differ
15identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (3 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Non-ECC on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX. Expansion slots: 1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCI on the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, 1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX.

ECC сompatibility
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:3

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Comparison of G-SURF365, M2N-XE
40 specifications	A ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model G-SURF365 View product	B ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-XE View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 6100
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel 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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 430
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS PC Probe II NVIDIA MediaShield RAID
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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