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ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 16identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) 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 P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 96 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (352 MB vs 256 MB). The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:256 MB
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:352 MB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • Audio chip
    • M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
    • P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708B

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Comparison of M2N68-AM, P5QL-CM
38 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers256 MB352 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors66
Number of SATA connectors66
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CLUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662VIA VT1708B
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers222 mm229 mm
Other features2 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffersNvidia Geforce 7Intel GMA4500
Manageability featuresDiffersWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MSWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE

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