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ASUS M2N-VM HDMI vs ASUS M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

33specifications compared
7differ
26identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M2N-VM HDMI:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-VM HDMI:micro ATX
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Width
- M2N-VM HDMI:244 mm
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
Depth
- M2N-VM HDMI:224 mm
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm
Controller 2nd interface type
- M2N-VM HDMI:UltraDMA 133/100
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:UltraDMA 133/100/66

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Comparison of M2N-VM HDMI, M3A
47 specifications	A ASUS M2N-VM HDMI View product	B ASUS M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking features	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	SFS ASUS C.P.R.
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface type	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan	- ASUS AI Gear 2 - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 2
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME WU	Unknown — not stated by the source

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