Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

35specifications compared
20differ
15identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M2N68-CM, GA-EP45-UD3P
51 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-CM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-UD3P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	228.6 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Nvidia Geforce 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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