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ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

29specifications compared
6differ
23identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 mm more width than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (245 mm vs 244 mm). The MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX has 12 mm more depth than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (205 mm vs 193 mm). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, JBOD on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, 0, 1 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, JBOD
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
Width
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:205 mm

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Comparison of P5N73-AM, K9N6PGM2-V
44 specifications	A ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-AM View product	B MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6PGM2-V View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC861 / ALC883 / ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOR @ Ring, PXE, WOL, PME Wake Up	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7050	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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