Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Audio output channels
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:5.1 channels
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
Depth
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:304 mm

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Comparison of M2A-MVP, P6N
49 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX Model M2A-MVP View product	B MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P6N View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 480X CrossFire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC885
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.0	3xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	304 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS C.P.R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x USB 2.0 6xS-ATA II RAID 1xU-DMA133 IDE 1xFDD

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