Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N 1394 vs MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N 1394:Socket AM2
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:Socket 940
ECC сompatibility
- M2N 1394:ECC & Non-ECC
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:ECC
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N 1394:4
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:2
Width
- M2N 1394:305 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:254 mm
Depth
- M2N 1394:206 mm
- K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU:305 mm

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Comparison of M2N 1394, K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU
46 specifications	A ASUS M2N 1394 View product	B MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 Dual CPU View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 940
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
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 portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI	1 x AGP Pro 8x/4x 4 x 32-bit/33 MHz PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	254 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	305 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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