Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

38specifications compared
10differ
28identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:VIA VT1708
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC1200

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Comparison of M2N68-CM, P5N7A-VM
47 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-CM View product	B ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N7A-VM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	Realtek ALC1200
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	228.6 mm	234 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	Nvidia Geforce 7	GeForce 9300
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up,WO_USB,WO_KB/MS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB

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