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ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

29specifications compared
8differ
21identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 3). The ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 channels more audio output channels than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (7.1 channels vs 5.1 channels). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI G43M2 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 MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
LAN controller
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Audio chip
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:222 mm
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:228 mm

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Comparison of M2N68-AM, G43M2
48 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-AM View product	B MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	228 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
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
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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