Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR vs MSI K9A2 CF

17specifications compared
3differ
14identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:3
- K9A2 CF:6
Number of SATA connectors
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:6
- K9A2 CF:4
eSATA ports quantity
- motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR:2
- K9A2 CF:1

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Comparison of motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR, K9A2 CF
45 specifications	A ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR View product	B MSI K9A2 CF View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2xPCI-E (x16), 1xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm

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