Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5Q SE2

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5Q SE2:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5Q SE2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5Q SE2:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5Q SE2:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5Q SE2:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5Q SE2:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5Q SE2:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5Q SE2:0

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Comparison of M2N68-CM, P5Q SE2
48 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-CM View product	B ASUS P5Q SE2 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
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	VIA VT1708S
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	228.6 mm	193 mm
Other features1 differ
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up,WO_USB,WO_KB/MS	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Nvidia Geforce 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source

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