Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68 Plus vs MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX

35specifications compared
19differ
16identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 Plus:AMD
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 Plus:Socket AM3
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68 Plus:2
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68 Plus:8 GB
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:24 GB
RAID levels
- M2N68 Plus:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 Plus:4
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:4
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:0
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N68 Plus, X58M
51 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 Plus View product	B MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX Model X58M View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	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	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	4	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889

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