Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
11differ
19identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Depth
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-SLI, GA-X38T-DQ6
45 specifications	A ASUS M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-SLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X38T-DQ6 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel XMP
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown 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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2	-2 PCI Express x16 -3 PCI Express x1 -2 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2	-Ultra Durable 2 -Copper Silent Pipe & Crazy Cool -@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress -Xpress Recovery2.
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S/PDF

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