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ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

36specifications compared
6differ
30identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 mm more width than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (245 mm vs 244 mm). The MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 15 mm more depth than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (228 mm vs 213 mm). LAN controller: Realtek RTL8211CL on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111C on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

DVI-D ports quantity
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
LAN controller
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Audio chip
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:213 mm
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:228 mm

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Comparison of P5N73-CM, G43M2
48 specifications	A ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-CM View product	B MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 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
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek 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 x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
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	228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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