Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68 Plus vs ASUS P5QL SE/C/SI

43specifications compared
8differ
35identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 Plus:AMD
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 Plus:Socket AM3
- P5QL SE/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68 Plus:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:4
- P5QL SE/C/SI:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:2
- P5QL SE/C/SI:1
PCI Express x1 slots
- M2N68 Plus:1
- P5QL SE/C/SI:2
PCI slots
- M2N68 Plus:4
- P5QL SE/C/SI:3
Depth
- M2N68 Plus:203 mm
- P5QL SE/C/SI:193 mm

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Comparison of M2N68 Plus, P5QL SE/C/SI
46 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 Plus View product	B ASUS P5QL SE/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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 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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