Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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	A ASUS M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition View product	B MSI K9N4 SLI-F View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x 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 one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers 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 one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 x USB 2.0

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