Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q Pro vs MSI P45 Diamond

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Comparison of P5Q Pro, P45 Diamond
30 specifications	A ASUS P5Q Pro View product	B MSI P45 Diamond View product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	PCIe Gb LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm

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