Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9N Platinum

24specifications compared
8differ
16identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9N Platinum:3
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N Platinum:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N Platinum:2
Networking features
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- K9N Platinum:Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- K9N Platinum:ATX
Audio chip
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ADI AD1986A
- K9N Platinum:Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels
- M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- K9N Platinum:7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2NPV-VM, K9N Platinum
47 specifications	A ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2NPV-VM View product	B MSI K9N Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1986A	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 32-bit
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
Other featuresidentical
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0+1, 5

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