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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N32 WS Professional vs MSI K9N Platinum

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

Key differences

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

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46 specifications
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ASUS

M2N32 WS ProfessionalView product
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MSI

K9N PlatinumView product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0+1, 5
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers96
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E1116
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit LANDual Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI-E x1 1x PCI 2.22x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 32-bit
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one245 mm
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 9.0c
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one8-ch
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra-ATA/133
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA II
RAID controller typeKnown for oneSATA II

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