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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 18identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6

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52 specifications
A

ASUS

M2N68-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M2N68-CM

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B

MSI

K9A2GM V3 MotherboardView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one228.6 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNvidia Geforce 7
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up,WO_USB,WO_KB/MS
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one215 x 24.4 x 1 mm

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