Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI DKA790GX Platinum

28specifications compared
13differ
15identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (5 vs 4). The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). LAN controller: Realtek RTL8211CL on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Realtek RTL8111C on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum.

Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- DKA790GX Platinum:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- DKA790GX Platinum:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1

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Comparison of M2N68, DKA790GX Platinum
41 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N68 View product	B MSI DKA790GX Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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 output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	236 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB750

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