Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N32 WS Professional vs MSI K9N Platinum

27specifications compared
7differ
20identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M2N32 WS Professional:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- K9N Platinum:0+1, 5
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N32 WS Professional:6
- K9N Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N32 WS Professional:9
- K9N Platinum:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M2N32 WS Professional:2
- K9N Platinum:1
Networking features
- M2N32 WS Professional:Dual Gigabit LAN
- K9N Platinum:Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Audio chip
- M2N32 WS Professional:ADI AD1988B
- K9N Platinum:Realtek ALC883

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Comparison of M2N32 WS Professional, K9N Platinum
46 specifications	A ASUS M2N32 WS Professional View product	B MSI K9N Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0+1, 5
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	9	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	2	2
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 quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E1116	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 32-bit
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	8-ch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra-ATA/133
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II

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