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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
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	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
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Windows XP
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	222 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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