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ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 13identical
  • 36known 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 K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (6 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD 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 K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:Socket AM2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:ATX

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Comparison of P5Q-EM, K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard
60 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
Number of memory slots44
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 controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
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 connectors66
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity11
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111CUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 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 chipsetKnown for oneIntel® G45Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
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 source1
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 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGeForce 8200

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