Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M2N68-VM, G43M2
48 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-VM View product	B MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	228 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Nvidia Geforce 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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