Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX 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 GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
Networking features
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of M2N-XE, GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-XE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
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
TPM 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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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	3
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	Gigabit Ethernet
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
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 slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1	2 x PCI
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 244
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 3100
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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