Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-E SLI vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-E SLI:AMD
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-E SLI:Socket AM2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-E SLI:8 GB
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N-E SLI:2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-E SLI:ATX
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- M2N-E SLI:350 mm
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:233 mm
Depth
- M2N-E SLI:218 mm
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-E SLI, GA-8I945GM-S2
46 specifications	A ASUS M2N-E SLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-8I945GM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
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 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
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 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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	233 mm
DepthDiffers	218 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	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883

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