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ASUS P5Q Premium vs MSI K9N2G Neo-FD

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 4identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5Q Premium:Intel
    • K9N2G Neo-FD:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5Q Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9N2G Neo-FD:Socket AM2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q Premium:10
    • K9N2G Neo-FD:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q Premium:10
    • K9N2G Neo-FD:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5Q Premium:4
    • K9N2G Neo-FD:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q Premium:1
    • K9N2G Neo-FD:2

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Comparison of P5Q Premium, K9N2G Neo-FD
36 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers106
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers104
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers41
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slotsKnown for one4 x PCI EXPress x16 2 x PCI EXPress x1 1 x PCIUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATAII
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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