Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

28specifications compared
20differ
8identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M2N68-AM, P5Q-E/WiFi-AP
43 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-AM View product	B ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q-E/WiFi-AP View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual Gigabit LAN
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	ADI AD2000B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL - PME, WOR - PME, WOR - Ring, PXE
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Nvidia Geforce 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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