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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 17identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (8 vs 6). The ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 1). Audio chip: ADI AD2000B on the ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Audio chip
    • ADI AD2000B
    • Realtek ALC888
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 3
    • 1

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47 specifications
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ASUS

P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P5Q-E/WiFi-AP

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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)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors44
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
CertificationKnown for oneWOL - PME, WOR - PME, WOR - Ring, PXE
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for oneSATA2
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit

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