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ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 3 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 3). ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N68-AM, M2N68-VM
38 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-AM View product	B ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-VM View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	256 MB	256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
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 type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Windows XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controller	Nvidia Geforce 7	Nvidia Geforce 7
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS

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