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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N32 WS PRO vs MSI X58 Platinum SLI

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 8identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 6
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 24 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 9
    • 8
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1

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49 specifications
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ASUS

M2N32 WS PROView product
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MSI

X58 Platinum SLIView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket B (LGA 1366)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers46
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB24 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers60
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers98
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E1116
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
Expansion slotsKnown for one2x PCI-X 1x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm0 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm0 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET2
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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