Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45 Neo2-FIR

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P45 Neo2-FIR:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P45 Neo2-FIR:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P45 Neo2-FIR:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:2
Audio chip
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ADI AD2000B
- P45 Neo2-FIR:Realtek ALC888
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P45 Neo2-FIR:2
Width
- P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P45 Neo2-FIR:244 mm

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Comparison of P5Q-E/WiFi-AP, P45 Neo2-FIR
45 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-E/WiFi-AP LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q-E/WiFi-AP View product	B MSI P45 Neo2-FIR View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	IEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD2000B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win Vista
CertificationKnown for one	WOL - PME, WOR - PME, WOR - Ring, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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