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ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (5 vs 4). The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, 0, 1 on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor socket
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N68, KA790GX
40 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N68 View product	B MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model KA790GX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
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 controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 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) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	236 mm	230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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