Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Audio chip
- M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ADI AD1988A
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:VIA VT8237R
Audio output channels
- M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:7.1 channels
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels
Depth
- M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:245 mm
- PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:200 mm

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Comparison of M2R32-MVP, PT890-Neo-V
44 specifications	A ASUS M2R32-MVP motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2R32-MVP View product	B MSI PT890-Neo-V LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model PT890-Neo-V View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988A	VIA VT8237R
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Stack Cool2 SATA On the Go Noise Filter Q-Connector CrashFree BIOS3 EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology ASUS Mylogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE & RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD

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