Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of M3N78-CM, P5N73-AM
37 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-CM View product	B ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-AM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7050
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	VIA VT1708B	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOR @ Ring, PXE, WOL, PME Wake Up
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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