Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 vs ASUS P5QL SE/C/SI

39specifications compared
14differ
25identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-AM SE2:AMD
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-AM SE2:Socket AM2
- P5QL SE/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68-AM SE2:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-AM SE2:4 GB
- P5QL SE/C/SI:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM SE2:2
- P5QL SE/C/SI:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM SE2:4
- P5QL SE/C/SI:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM SE2:2
- P5QL SE/C/SI:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N68-AM SE2:1
- P5QL SE/C/SI:0

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Comparison of M2N68-AM SE2, P5QL SE/C/SI
48 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 View product	B ASUS P5QL SE/C/SI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Ultra DMA 133 / 100	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffers	Serial ATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3 Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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