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ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
7differ
20identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 3). The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4).

Maximum internal memory
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Width
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:213 mm
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:229 mm

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Comparison of P5N73-CM, P5QL-CM
46 specifications	A ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-CM View product	B ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-CM View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	352 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
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 quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	229 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA4500
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE

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