For some time, I have been wanting to provide an up to date list of the Mini-ITX motherboards available on the market.
This post is the first of a series, starting with the comparison of the Mini-ITX motherboards with AM2/AM2+ socket.
There are currently 7 boards available:
- Albatron KI690-AM2
- Albatron KI780G
- J&W MINIX 780G-SP128MB
- Jetway NC81-LF (JNC81-LF)
- Jetway NC62K (JNC62K)
- Magic Pro MP-NC81
- Magic Pro MP-NC62K-LF
As some of the Mini-ITX motherboards share the same specifications (OEM versions under different names), I have grouped the boards in the table below to keep it simple.
| Albatron KI690-AM2 | J&W MINIX 780G-SP128MB / Albatron KI780G | Jetway NC81-LF (JNC81-LF) / Magic Pro MP-NC81 | Jetway NC62K (JNC62K) / Magic Pro MP-NC62K-LF | ||
| CPU | AM2 socket (Athlon64 x2 / Athlon64 / Sempron CPUs up to 65W TDP) | AM2+ socket (Athlon64 x2 / Athlon64 / Sempron CPUs up to 95W TDP – 65W recommended) | AM2+ socket (Athlon64 x2 / Athlon64 / Sempron CPUs up to 65W TDP) | ||
| Chipset | AMD 690G / SB600 | AMD 780G / SB700 | NVIDIA GF-8200 (MCP78S) | ||
| RAM | 2 x SODIMM Up to 2GB DDR2 667/533 RAM |
2 x SODIMM Up to 4GB DDR2 1066/800/667 RAM |
2 x SODIMM Up to 4GB DDR2 800 RAM |
1 x DIMM Up to 2GB DDR2 1066/800 RAM |
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| Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI slot | 1 x PCIe x16 slot (supports up to x4) | 1 x PCI slot | ||
| Display | ATI Radeon Xpress1250 integrated graphics | ATI Radeon HD3200 integrated graphics with 128MB onboard side-port DDR2 memory | NVIDIA GeForce 8200 integrated graphics | ||
| Audio | Realtek ALC883 8 Channel HD Audio | Realtek ALC885 8 Channel HD Audio | Realtek ALC662 6 Channel Audio | Realtek ALC883 8 Channel HD Audio | |
| Storage | 1 x IDE port 4 x SATA2 ports |
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| LAN | 1 x Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit Ethernet | 2 x Realtek RTL8111C PCIe Gigabit Ethernet | 1 x Realtek RTL8211B PHY Gigabit Ethernet 1 x Realtek RTL8111C PCIe Gigabit Ethernet |
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| USB | 8 x USB 2.0 | 10 x USB 2.0 | 8 x USB 2.0 | 10 x USB 2.0 | |
| Rear Panel I/O | 1 x DVI port 1 x HDMI port 1 x VGA port 1 x TV out port (YpbPr) 1 x RJ45 port 4 x USB ports 1 x IEEE 1994 port 3 x S/PDIF (coaxial in, optical in, optical out) ports 5 x audio ports 1 x PS/2 port |
1 x DVI port 1 x HDMI port 1 x VGA port 1 x RJ45 port 6 x USB ports 1 x eSATA port 2 x S/PDIF (coaxial in, optical out) ports 6 x audio ports 1 x PS/2 port |
1 x DVI port 1 x HDMI port 1 x VGA port 2 x RJ45 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x e-SATA ports 3 x audio ports (1 S/PDIF optical out) |
1 x DVI port 1 x VGA port 2 x RJ45 ports 6 x USB ports 1 x eSATA port 2 x S/PDIF (coaxial in, optical out) ports 6 x audio ports 1 x PS/2 port 2 x Serial ports |
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| Internal I/O | 1 x IEEE1394 port 1 x Serial header 4 x USB 2.0 via 2 headers 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x front audio connector CPU / Chassis Fan connectors 1 x IR connector |
1 x Serial header 4 x USB 2.0 via 2 headers 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x front audio connector CPU / Chassis Fan connectors 1 x IR connector |
1 x Serial header 4 x USB 2.0 via 2 headers 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x front audio connector CPU / Chassis Fan connectors 1 x 12 PIN WiFi header (Note: the Magic Pro board comes with Magic-Pro 802.11n WiFi Card) |
1 x Serial header 4 x USB 2.0 via 2 headers 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x front audio connector CPU / Chassis Fan connectors |
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