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ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI DKA790GX Platinum

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  • 11differ
  • 18identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI DKA790GX Platinum (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 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-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
    • DKA790GX Platinum:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • DKA790GX Platinum:Socket AM2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
    • DKA790GX Platinum:8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 10
    • DKA790GX Platinum:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • DKA790GX Platinum:5
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • DKA790GX Platinum:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • DKA790GX Platinum:ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® G45
    • DKA790GX Platinum:AMD 790GX

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Comparison of P5Q-EM, DKA790GX Platinum
57 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-CoreUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® G45AMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB750

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