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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 19identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45-8D motherboard 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 P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX 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 P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 3). LAN controller: Realtek RTL8211CL on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111C on the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 8
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8211CL
    • Realtek RTL8111C

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48 specifications
A

ASUS

P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model P5N73-CM

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B

MSI

P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P45-8D

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 7100
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for oneSATA2

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