Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Digital audio optical out
- GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Audio chip
- GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC885
Width
- GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
Depth
- GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:304 mm

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Comparison of GA-N680SLI-DQ6, P6N
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-N680SLI-DQ6 View product	B MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P6N View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU 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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast/Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC885
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	3xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x USB 2.0 6xS-ATA II RAID 1xU-DMA133 IDE 1xFDD

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