Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:Socket 754
Number of memory slots
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:3
Maximum internal memory
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:3 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of M2V-TVM, GA-K8NE-RH
41 specifications	A ASUS M2V-TVM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2V-TVM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8NE-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model GA-K8NE-RH View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 754
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	3
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out 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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC655	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 X 16 2 x PCI-Express X 1 3 x PCI (PCI 2.3)
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers Anti-Virus Software ASUS LiveUpdate	Norton Internet Security: - Norton Anti-Virus - Norton Personal Firewall - Norton Privacy Control - Norton Parental Control - Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	VIA DeltaChrome GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE, RPL, WOR by PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850 AC'97 Audio
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	224 mm

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