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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

The ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 3). The ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

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)
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
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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