Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
33known 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 K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX. 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 K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P5Q-EM, K9N6SGM-VV.2
58 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-EM View product	B MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6SGM-VV.2 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
Memory1 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 memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2
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	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel 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
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	208.3 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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