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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
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
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
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
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
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 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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