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ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P45 Neo3-FIR

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR 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 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (1 vs 0). The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P45 Neo3-FIR:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P45 Neo3-FIR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- P45 Neo3-FIR:16 GB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P45 Neo3-FIR:1
LAN controller
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL
- P45 Neo3-FIR:Realtek RTL8111C
PCI Express x1 slots
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P45 Neo3-FIR:1
Depth
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:236 mm
- P45 Neo3-FIR:245 mm

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Comparison of M2N68, P45 Neo3-FIR
40 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N68 View product	B MSI P45 Neo3-FIR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce Gigabit MAC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	236 mm	245 mm

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