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ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI DKA790GX Platinum

26specifications compared
13differ
13identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI DKA790GX Platinum (6 vs 5). The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum.

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- DKA790GX Platinum:AMD
Processor socket
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- DKA790GX Platinum:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- DKA790GX Platinum:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- DKA790GX Platinum:5
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- DKA790GX Platinum:ATX

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Comparison of P5Q-CM, DKA790GX Platinum
39 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-CM View product	B MSI DKA790GX Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB750
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	352 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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