Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-E SLI vs MSI K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

20specifications compared
5differ
15identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M2N-E SLI:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-E SLI:ATX
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- M2N-E SLI:350 mm
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- M2N-E SLI:218 mm
- K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-E SLI, K9NBPM2-FID
44 specifications	A ASUS M2N-E SLI View product	B MSI K9NBPM2-FID motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NBPM2-FID View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.2	- 1 PCI Express x16 slot - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 2 PCI slots
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	244 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
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
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x Parallel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard - 1 x PS/2 Mouse - 1 x VGA port - 1 x DVI-D port - 1 x IEEE1394 port - 1 x Audio I/O (Line-in/Line-out/MIC) - 4 x USB 2.0 - 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack

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