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ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI X48 Platinum

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X48 Platinum 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 MSI X48 Platinum (3 vs 2). The MSI X48 Platinum 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 MSI X48 Platinum. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI X48 Platinum.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- X48 Platinum:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- X48 Platinum:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- X48 Platinum:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- X48 Platinum:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- X48 Platinum:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- X48 Platinum:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- X48 Platinum:2
Networking features
- M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
- X48 Platinum:LAN 10/100/1000

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Comparison of M2N-XE, X48 Platinum
39 specifications	A ASUS M2N-XE motherboard NVIDIA nForce 430 Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-XE View product	B MSI X48 Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	LAN 10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1	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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II NVIDIA MediaShield RAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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