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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 19identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8211CL on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Marvell 88E8056 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 1, 5, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1

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49 specifications
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M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model M2N68

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M3A79-T DeluxeView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors66
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers03
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresDiffersNVIDIA nForce Gigabit MACGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers14
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers236 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions: • ASUS 8+2 Phase Power Design • ASUS Fanless Design: Heat pipe solution • ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 • ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Express Gate: • Access the Internet in 5-second* boot time without entering Windows • Friendly picture manager interface Actual boot time subj
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXE

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