Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX vs MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX

28specifications compared
13differ
15identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:Socket 754
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Number of memory slots
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:3
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:3 GB
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:6
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:3
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Serial ports quantity
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:1
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX:ATX
- K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of K8V-XE, K8NGM2
47 specifications	A ASUS K8V-XE motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model K8V-XE View product	B MSI K8NGM2 Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	Socket 939
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	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	Realtek RTL8201CL-LF 10/100M 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	1 x PCI Express X16 2 x PCI E X1 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	190 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
Audio outputKnown for one	ALC660 6-ch Azalia CODEC	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	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus Software	Unknown — not stated by the source

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