Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX

28specifications compared
5differ
23identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-SLI, K9NGM3-FD
47 specifications	A ASUS M2N-SLI motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-SLI View product	B MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM3-FD View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel 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
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133

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