Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-X Plus vs MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M2N-X Plus:2
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-X Plus:4 GB
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-X Plus:ATX
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- M2N-X Plus:Realtek ALC662
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- M2N-X Plus:5.1 channels
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- M2N-X Plus:305 mm
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- M2N-X Plus:193 mm
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Controller 2nd interface type
- M2N-X Plus:Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:SATA II

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Comparison of M2N-X Plus, K9NGM3-FD
44 specifications	A ASUS M2N-X Plus View product	B MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM3-FD View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	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	193 mm	244 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33	SATA II
Controller interface typeDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOR @ Ring, WOL/WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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