Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N68-AM, KA790GX
39 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-AM View product	B MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model KA790GX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
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 controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	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
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	230 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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