Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
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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