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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II Formula vs MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 6identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 2
    • 1

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35 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus II FormulaView product
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MSI

K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model K9N2GM-FIH

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectors66
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersMarvell 88SE6121NVIDIA GeForce 8200
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit

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