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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI P45 Neo2-FIR

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 12identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo2-FIR has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI P45 Neo2-FIR has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR (6 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1

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47 specifications
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ASUS

M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M2N68-AM

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MSI

P45 Neo2-FIRView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneIEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CL
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWin Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers222 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one1 x IDE
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit

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