ASUS M2N DH vs MSI K9A Platinum

Comparison of M2N DH, K9A Platinum

43 specifications	A ASUS M2N DHView product	B MSI K9A PlatinumView 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
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LAN	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-Express x16 2x PCI-Express x1 3x PCI 2.2	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R. ASUS O.C. -FAN2 Q-Connector ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Fanless Design ASUS MyLogo ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Asus DH Remote ASUS MP3-In	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.