Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N 1394 vs MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N 1394:Socket AM2
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- M2N 1394:8 GB
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- M2N 1394:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N 1394:3
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N 1394:4
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N 1394:1
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N 1394:4
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:3
Networking features
- M2N 1394:Gigabit Ethernet
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet

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Comparison of M2N 1394, K8NGM2-L
47 specifications	A ASUS M2N 1394 View product	B MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2-L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 939
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988A	Realtek ALC880
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	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit PCI bus
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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