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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR vs MSI K9A2 CF-F

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 10identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0

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39 specifications
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ASUS

motherboard M2-CROSSHAIRView product
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MSI

K9A2 CF-FView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790X
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneVista Premuim
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Expansion slotsKnown for one2x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAward
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneCoaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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