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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
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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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