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

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	A ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-AM View product	B ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-CM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	256 MB	352 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	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
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	222 mm	229 mm
Other features2 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	Nvidia Geforce 7	Intel GMA4500
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE

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