Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

30specifications compared
10differ
20identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
DVI-D ports quantity
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
Audio output channels
- M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2N68-AM, P5N73-CM
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-AM View product	B ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-CM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7100
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	213 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Nvidia Geforce 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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