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ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 9identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 3). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, 0, 1, 10 on the ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Dual Gigabit LAN on the ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of P5N73-CM, P5Q-E/WiFi-AP
48 specifications
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 7100Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CLUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANDual Gigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708BADI AD2000B
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWOL - PME, WOR - PME, WOR - Ring, PXE
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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