Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe vs ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:ECC
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:3
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:1
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:2
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:2
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Networking features
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:Dual Gigabit LAN
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:ATX
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- M2N-SLI Deluxe:ADI AD1988B
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ADI AD1986A

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Comparison of M2N-SLI Deluxe, M2NPV-VM
43 specifications	A ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe View product	B ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-VM View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	ADI AD1986A
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 2.2	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus software (OEM)	NVIDIA MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Anti-virus (OEM)
Other features2 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffers	AI Nap AI Gear	ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
Manageability featuresDiffers	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 6 GPU

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