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ASUS KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB vs MSI K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 5identical
  • 52known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:Socket F (1207)
    • K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:64 GB
    • K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:2
    • K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:2
    • K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:1
    • K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
    • K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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63 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket F (1207)Socket AM2
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one2, 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one533,667,800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB8 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one32 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneXGI Z9SUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E1116Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for oneServerUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffersSSI EEBmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneNVIDIA nForce Pro 3600Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class A, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASWM2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1 & 0+1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source230 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm

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