Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition vs MSI P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:AMD
- P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:Socket AM2
- P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:8 GB
- P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:ATX
- P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:305 mm
- P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:218 mm
- P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition, P4M900M2-L
45 specifications	A ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition View product	B MSI P4M900M2-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P4M900M2-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E (x1)
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 x USB 2.0 2 x S-ATA RAID 2 x UDMA133 IDE

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