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ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI mATX S775

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 14identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI mATX S775 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI mATX S775 has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI mATX S775 has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI mATX S775.

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • mATX S775:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
    • mATX S775:16 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • mATX S775:6
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • mATX S775:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • mATX S775:0
  • Networking features
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
    • mATX S775:Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of P5N73-CM, mATX S775
46 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 7100Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CLUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneVIA VT1708BUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one245 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one213 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6

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