ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe vs ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP

Comparison of M3A32-MVP Deluxe, M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP

45 specifications	A ASUS M3A32-MVP DeluxeView product	B ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-APView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
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 portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical out	1	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	ADI AD1988	ADI AD1988
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	- AI NOS - SFS - ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slots	4 x PCIe x16 + ATI CrossFireX 2 x PCI 2.2	4 x PCIe x16 + ATI CrossFireX 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Yes	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraDMA 133/100/66	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface type	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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