Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:2
Width
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:220 mm
Depth
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:222 mm
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-MX/DVI2, GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard
42 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N-MX/DVI2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x 16 PCI slots x 3
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool'n'Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	NVIDIA MCP61P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0 DMI 2.0 WOL PME WOR PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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