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ASUS Maximus II Formula vs ASUS Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 5identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Maximus II Formula:Intel
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • Maximus II Formula:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • Maximus II Formula:4
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus II Formula:16 GB
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • Maximus II Formula:0, 1, 10
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Maximus II Formula:6
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Maximus II Formula:6
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Maximus II Formula:3
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:1

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Comparison of Maximus II Formula, Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
45 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm194 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffersMarvell 88SE6121Serial ATA II
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash
Manageability featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE

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