Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX

25specifications compared
5differ
20identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
Parallel ports quantity
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:0
GAME/MIDI connector
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Yes
- GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX:No

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Comparison of M2NPV-VM, GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH
53 specifications	A ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Socket 939 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 939
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 0+1, 5
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Linux
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI-Express X16 slot 1 x PCI-Express X1 slot 2 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3 compliant)
Other features1 differ
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880 audio codec
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorDiffers	Yes	No
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NVIDIA MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Anti-virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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