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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N32 WS Professional vs GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 17identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 9
    • 4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • S/PDIF out connector
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Depth
    • 245 mm
    • 244 mm

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52 specifications
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ASUS

M2N32 WS ProfessionalView product
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GIGABYTE

GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-M55SLI-S4

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers94
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors22
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Linux
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI-E x1 1x PCI 2.22 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI Express x 1 slot 2 x PCI slots
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersDrivers 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 9.0cDrivers Utilities
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers8-chRealtek ALC850 Audio codec
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
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 Quiet
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET2
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E1116
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit LAN
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit

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