Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs MSI K9A2 CF-F

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Motherboard P5N-MX:Intel
- K9A2 CF-F:AMD
Processor socket
- Motherboard P5N-MX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 CF-F:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- K9A2 CF-F:4
Maximum internal memory
- Motherboard P5N-MX:4 GB
- K9A2 CF-F:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- K9A2 CF-F:4
Motherboard form factor
- Motherboard P5N-MX:micro ATX
- K9A2 CF-F:ATX

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Comparison of Motherboard P5N-MX, K9A2 CF-F
39 specifications	A ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX View product	B MSI K9A2 CF-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	100/10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000	Vista Premuim
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.	2x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 7050 GPU / nForce 610i	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	-MyLogo 2 -EZ Flash 2 -CrashFree BIOS 2 -Q-Fan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	-Ring -PXE -WOL -PME.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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