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ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors 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 GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8

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Comparison of M2N68, GA-EP45-DS4P
47 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N68 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DS4P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	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
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce Gigabit MAC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI Express x1 1 x PCI
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 size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	236 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 2
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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