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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS motherboard M2-CROSSHAIR vs MSI Motherboard K9N NEO V3

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 20identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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47 specifications
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ASUS

motherboard M2-CROSSHAIRView product
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MSI

Motherboard K9N NEO V3View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Audio outputKnown for oneCoaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAward

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