Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N 1394 vs ASUS M2N-E SLI

39specifications compared
8differ
31identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N 1394:3
- M2N-E SLI:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N 1394:1
- M2N-E SLI:2
Width
- M2N 1394:305 mm
- M2N-E SLI:350 mm
Depth
- M2N 1394:206 mm
- M2N-E SLI:218 mm
Controller 2nd interface type
- M2N 1394:Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
- M2N-E SLI:UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface type
- M2N 1394:SATA II
- M2N-E SLI:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of M2N 1394, M2N-E SLI
46 specifications	A ASUS M2N 1394 View product	B ASUS M2N-E SLI View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
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 connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	350 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus (OEM)	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus (OEM)
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA II	Serial ATA II
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresDiffers	WOL PME, WOR PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	WOL PME, WOR PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2

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