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ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 10identical
  • 39known 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 P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard.

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:2
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:ATX
  • Audio chip
    • P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC1200
    • P6NGNEO-DIGITAL Motherboard:Realtek ALC888

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60 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
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 slotsDiffers42
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 memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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 connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 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) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown 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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
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 mm200.6 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

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