Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68 Plus vs ASUS Maximus II GENE

41specifications compared
21differ
20identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 Plus:AMD
- Maximus II GENE:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 Plus:Socket AM3
- Maximus II GENE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68 Plus:2
- Maximus II GENE:4
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68 Plus:ECC & Non-ECC
- Maximus II GENE:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68 Plus:8 GB
- Maximus II GENE:16 GB
RAID levels
- M2N68 Plus:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- Maximus II GENE:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 Plus:4
- Maximus II GENE:7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:4
- Maximus II GENE:6

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Comparison of M2N68 Plus, Maximus II GENE
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 Plus View product	B ASUS Maximus II GENE View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	4	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster, 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - ASUS TurboV utility - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - ASUS AI Suite
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	JMicron JMB363 PATA/SATA
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	Intel ICH10R SATA

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