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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 11identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 5). Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, 0, 1 on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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39 specifications
A

ASUS

M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M2N68-AM

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B

MSI

KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model KA790GX

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors66
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers222 mm230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNvidia Geforce 7
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS

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