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ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N68, P5QL-CM
41 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N68 View product	B ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-CM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan 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 quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce Gigabit MAC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708B
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	236 mm	229 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA4500
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	352 MB

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