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ASUS M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition vs MSI K9N4 SLI-F

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 7identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition:7
    • K9N4 SLI-F:4
  • Audio chip
    • M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition:ADI AD1988B
    • K9N4 SLI-F:Realtek ALC850
  • Width
    • M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition:305 mm
    • K9N4 SLI-F:304 mm
  • Depth
    • M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition:245 mm
    • K9N4 SLI-F:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition, K9N4 SLI-F
44 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC850
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x4 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.2- 2 x PCIe x16 - 2 x PCIe x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti Virus (OEM)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66/33Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA I/IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 x USB 2.0

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