Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT. Networking features: 10/100/1000 Mbps on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:2
Networking features
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:NVIDIA nForce 430
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:NVIDIA nForce 610i

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Comparison of M2N-XE, GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-XE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	NVIDIA nForce 430	NVIDIA nForce 610i
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II NVIDIA MediaShield RAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 x 194
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA CineFX 3.0
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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