Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX 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 MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) 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 MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, 0, 1 on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMD
Number of memory slots
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of P5N73-CM, KA790GX
44 specifications	A ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-CM View product	B MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model KA790GX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
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	305 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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