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ASUS M2N32 WS Professional vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 12identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • M2N32 WS Professional:Socket AM2
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M2N32 WS Professional:8 GB
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • M2N32 WS Professional:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:1, 0+1, 5
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:6
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:9
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:2
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:4
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:2
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • M2N32 WS Professional:2
    • GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N32 WS Professional, GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH
53 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket 939
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD1, 0+1, 5
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers94
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers21
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Parallel ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Linux
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988BUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI-E x1 1x PCI 2.21 x PCI-Express X16 slot 1 x PCI-Express X1 slot 2 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3 compliant)
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers8-chRealtek ALC880 audio codec
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA
Special featuresKnown for oneAMD 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 QuietUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET2Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E1116Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one245 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers 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 9.0cUnknown — not stated by the source

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