Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard (6 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard. 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 K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard.

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:AMD
Processor socket
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:2

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Comparison of P5Q-EM, K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard
61 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-EM View product	B MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G45	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	228.6 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	243.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x HDMI port 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x Graphics Card Port

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