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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
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • LAN controller
    • P5N73-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL
    • P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111C

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Comparison of P5N73-CM, P45-8D
48 specifications
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — 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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708BRealtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA2

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