Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

26specifications compared
15differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
LAN controller
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8111C

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Comparison of M2N68-AM, DKA790GX
42 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-AM View product	B MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model DKA790GX View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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