Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

35specifications compared
14differ
21identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of M2N68-CM, GA-MA78GM-DS2H
52 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-CM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-DS2H View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
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	5
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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 factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
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 & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 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
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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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