Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
RAID levels
- M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, JBOD
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:3
Audio chip
- M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Realtek ALC880
Audio output channels
- M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2V-MX, K8NGM2-L
43 specifications	A ASUS M2V-MX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2V-MX View product	B MSI K8NGM2-L motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model K8NGM2-L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 939
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC880
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 2x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit PCI bus
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers Anti-Virus (OEM) ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Crashfree BIOS 2 C.P.R. Q-Fan2 ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, PXE, RPL, WOR PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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