Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:Socket AM2+
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:8 GB
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:3
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:6
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:1
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:0
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:0
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:1
S/PDIF out port
- M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX:Yes
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:No

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Comparison of M2N-E, GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH
72 specifications	A ASUS M2N-E motherboard NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra Socket AM2+ ATX Model M2N-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2+	Socket 939
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	533,667,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 0+1, 5
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Linux
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x4 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI-Express X16 slot 1 x PCI-Express X1 slot 2 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3 compliant)
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorDiffers	1	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ DIY AI Nap AI Gear ASUS Crystal Sound	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, WOR, Wake on WLAN, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880 audio codec
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA

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