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
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
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	Realtek ALC1200
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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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