Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68 Plus vs ASUS P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

41specifications compared
12differ
29identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 Plus:AMD
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 Plus:Socket AM3
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68 Plus:2
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68 Plus:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68 Plus:8 GB
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 Plus:4
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:4
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Audio chip
- M2N68 Plus:Realtek ALC662
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:VIA VT1708S

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Comparison of M2N68 Plus, P5QL/C/SI
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 Plus View product	B ASUS P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL/C/SI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	4	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraDMA 133/100/66	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface type	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA 3 Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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