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ASUS M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 13identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
  • S/PDIF out connector
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Yes
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4

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Comparison of M2N-MX/DVI2, GA-N680SLI-DQ6
56 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one2000 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast/Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1986ARealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers222 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Controller interface typeKnown for oneNVIDIA MCP61PUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0 DMI 2.0 WOL PME WOR PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 6100Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool'n'QuietUnknown — not stated by the source

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