Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N68-VM 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). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- M2N68-VM 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-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of M2N68-VM, P5N73-CM
48 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-VM 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)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 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	3	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	213 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
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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