Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI P45 Neo2-FIR

24specifications compared
16differ
8identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P45 Neo2-FIR:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P45 Neo2-FIR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P45 Neo2-FIR:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P45 Neo2-FIR:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P45 Neo2-FIR:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- P45 Neo2-FIR:1

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Comparison of M2N68-VM, P45 Neo2-FIR
44 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-VM View product	B MSI P45 Neo2-FIR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 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	8
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	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 systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Win Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE
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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