Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
ECC сompatibility
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
Number of EATX power connectors
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:SSI EEB

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Comparison of P5N73-AM/C/SI, Z8PE-D18
55 specifications	A ASUS P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-AM/C/SI View product	B ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8PE-D18 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	3
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU 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
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82576EB
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	SSI EEB
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5520
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024 - C-TICK
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	193 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASWM2.0
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%

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