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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition vs GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 19identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • S/PDIF out connector
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 4

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ASUS

M2N-Plus SLI Vista EditionView product
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GIGABYTE

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-N680SLI-DQ6

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast/Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Power source typeATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/Vista
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.22 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
Special featuresKnown for one- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo2
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYes

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