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ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI DKA790GX Platinum

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  • 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
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers45
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneNVIDIA nForce Gigabit MACUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 790GX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers42
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers236 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB750

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