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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE Motherboard AMD790FX

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 20identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2

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48 specifications
A

ASUS

M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model M2N-SLI

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B

GIGABYTE

Motherboard AMD790FXView product
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/VistaWindows Vista/XP/2000
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS C.P.R.
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889A
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2-2 x PCI Express x16 -2 x PCI Express x8 -1 x PCI Express x1 -2 x PCI slots.
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
Special featuresDiffersASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2-@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2 -Virtual Dual BIOS.
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Audio outputKnown for oneS/PDIF

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