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ASUS M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604)

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):Socket 604 (mPGA604)
Maximum number of SMP processors
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):2
Number of memory slots
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):6
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):12 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:32 MB
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):8 MB
Graphics card
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ES1000
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):Rage XL
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):2

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Comparison of M2N-LR, NCLV-DS2
35 specifications	A ASUS M2N-LR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-LR View product	B ASUS NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Model NCLV-DS2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 604 (mPGA604)
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers	1	2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibility	ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	12 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	32 MB	8 MB
Graphics cardDiffers	ES1000	Rage XL
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors	6	6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Broadcom BCM5721	Broadcom BCM5721
Networking features	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® E7320
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Server w/SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/SP4 Windows 2003 Standard SP1 32bit/64bit Windows 2003 Enterprise SP1 32bit/64bit Red Hat Enterprise AS 3.0 UP3/UP4/UP5 Red Hat Enterprise AS 4.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 w/SP1 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.2 Fedora cor
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x 64-bit/133GHz PCI-X 1x 64-bit/133GHz PCI-X 1x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	1x PCI-E x8 2x PCI 64/66 2x PCI 32/33
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	20 - 90 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra-ATA 100/133	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	Smart Fan II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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