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ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX vs GIGABYTE AMD 690G chipset

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
- AMD 690G chipset:4
ECC сompatibility
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- AMD 690G chipset:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:4 GB
- AMD 690G chipset:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:4
- AMD 690G chipset:6
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Realtek ALC662
- AMD 690G chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:5.1 channels
- AMD 690G chipset:7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, AMD 690G chipset
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX View product	B GIGABYTE AMD 690G chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	2
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI	1 PCI Express x 16 slot 1 PCI Express x 4 slot 2 PCI slot
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPDIF
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6100 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	194 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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