Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs MSI K9A2 CF

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Motherboard P5N-MX:Intel
- K9A2 CF:AMD
Processor socket
- Motherboard P5N-MX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 CF:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- K9A2 CF:4
Maximum internal memory
- Motherboard P5N-MX:4 GB
- K9A2 CF:8 GB
RAID levels
- Motherboard P5N-MX:0, 1
- K9A2 CF:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- K9A2 CF:6
Motherboard form factor
- Motherboard P5N-MX:micro ATX
- K9A2 CF:ATX
Audio chip
- Motherboard P5N-MX:Realtek ALC662
- K9A2 CF:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of Motherboard P5N-MX, K9A2 CF
42 specifications	A ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX View product	B MSI K9A2 CF View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
S/PDIF out 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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
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	1
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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
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.	2xPCI-E (x16), 1xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	330 mm	220 mm
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

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