Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-VM DH vs MSI K9A Platinum

26specifications compared
8differ
18identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M2N-VM DH:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- K9A Platinum:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-VM DH:2
- K9A Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-VM DH:5
- K9A Platinum:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N-VM DH:1
- K9A Platinum:2
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-VM DH:micro ATX
- K9A Platinum:ATX
Width
- M2N-VM DH:245 mm
- K9A Platinum:305 mm

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Comparison of M2N-VM DH, K9A Platinum
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N-VM DH View product	B MSI K9A Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power 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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LAN	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS DH Remote Application ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard Nvidia MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe 2 AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Utility ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-Virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Asus DH Remote ASUS MP3-In ASUS C.P.R. Q-Fan2 MyLogo2 EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x WiFi-AP Solo antenna	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, Chassis Intrusion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883

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