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
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
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
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
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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