Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Audio output channels
- M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2A-MX, K9AGM3-FIH
38 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MX Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2A-MX View product	B MSI K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM3-FIH View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	194 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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