Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 vs GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0)

28specifications compared
15differ
13identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-AM SE2:AMD
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-AM SE2:Socket AM2
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68-AM SE2:2
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-AM SE2:4 GB
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM SE2:2
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):5
Number of EATX power connectors
- M2N68-AM SE2:1
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM SE2:4
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):6
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-AM SE2:0
- GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of M2N68-AM SE2, GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0)
59 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-UD2H (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dolby Home Theater
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
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

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