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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 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
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
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD2000B	Realtek ALC888
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 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
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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