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ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX

41specifications compared
9differ
32identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 channels more audio output channels than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (7.1 channels vs 5.1 channels). ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Non-ECC on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
DVI-D ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
Audio chip
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:VIA VT1708
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
Depth
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:228.6 mm
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:218 mm
Graphics controller
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Nvidia Geforce 7
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:NVIDIA GeForce

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Comparison of M2N68-CM, M3N78-AM
47 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-CM View product	B ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-AM View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	228.6 mm	218 mm
Other features2 differ
Graphics controllerDiffers	Nvidia Geforce 7	NVIDIA GeForce
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up,WO_USB,WO_KB/MS	DMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0A, smbios V2.5, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ FLASH 2, My logo2(256 color)
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB

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