Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N32 WS Professional vs GIGABYTE GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N32 WS Professional:Socket AM2
- GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX:Socket 940
Maximum internal memory
- M2N32 WS Professional:8 GB
- GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M2N32 WS Professional:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Motherboard form factor
- M2N32 WS Professional:ATX
- GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX:Extended ATX
Depth
- M2N32 WS Professional:245 mm
- GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX:330 mm
Audio output
- M2N32 WS Professional:8-ch
- GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX:ALC 850

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Comparison of M2N32 WS Professional, GA-2CEWH(1.0)
44 specifications	A ASUS M2N32 WS Professional View product	B GIGABYTE GA-2CEWH(1.0) Socket 940 Extended ATX Model GA-2CEWH(1.0) View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 940
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	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
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E1116	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI-E x1 1x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI-E x16 2 x PCI-X 64bit/133MHz 1 x PCI 32bit/33MHz
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	330 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers BIOS flash utility under DOS ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 ASUS AI utility Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	8-ch	ALC 850
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Stack Cool 2 Q-Fan 2 AI Nap AI Gear My Logo 3 ASUS AI NET2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 Q-Connector ASUS AI Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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