Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 vs ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-AM SE2:AMD
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-AM SE2:Socket AM2
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68-AM SE2:ECC & Non-ECC
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:ECC
Number of EATX power connectors
- M2N68-AM SE2:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM SE2:4
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N68-AM SE2:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM SE2:2
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N68-AM SE2:micro ATX
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:SSI EEB

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Comparison of M2N68-AM SE2, Z8PE-D18
51 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 View product	B ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8PE-D18 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	3
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82576EB
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	SSI EEB
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5520
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024 - C-TICK
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASWM2.0
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 133 / 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%

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