Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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)
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
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
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
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	4	3
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	203 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
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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