Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P35 Neo2-FR

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P35 Neo2-FR:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P35 Neo2-FR:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P35 Neo2-FR:5
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P35 Neo2-FR:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P35 Neo2-FR:6
Networking features
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- P35 Neo2-FR:10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P35 Neo2-FR:ATX
Audio chip
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
- P35 Neo2-FR:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5GC-VM, P35 Neo2-FR
44 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-VM View product	B MSI P35 Neo2-FR View product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	5
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	227 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE

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