Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Width
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:195 mm
Depth
- M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:222 mm
- K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:245 mm

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Comparison of M2N-MX, K8MM-V
58 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N-MX View product	B MSI K8MM-V motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model K8MM-V View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 754
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	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	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA K8M800
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x AGP 8x/4x
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	195 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool'n'Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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