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ASUS Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs MSI P6NG Neo-Digital

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 14identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:AMD
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Socket AM2
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4 GB
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:2 GB
  • RAID levels
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0, 1, 0+1
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:0, 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:micro ATX
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:ATX
  • Audio chip
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Realtek ALC662
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, P6NG Neo-Digital
48 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+10, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8201CL
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS LiveUpdate Utility AMD Cool 'n' Quiet UtilityUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon X1200 VPUUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ FlashUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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