Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q Pro vs MSI P7N2 Diamond

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5Q Pro:16 GB
- P7N2 Diamond:8 GB
RAID levels
- P5Q Pro:0, 1
- P7N2 Diamond:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q Pro:6
- P7N2 Diamond:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5Q Pro:1
- P7N2 Diamond:2
Width
- P5Q Pro:305 mm
- P7N2 Diamond:304 mm
Depth
- P5Q Pro:244 mm
- P7N2 Diamond:245 mm

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Comparison of P5Q Pro, P7N2 Diamond
36 specifications	A ASUS P5Q Pro View product	B MSI P7N2 Diamond View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
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, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power 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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	4 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm

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