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ASUS P5Q SE/R/C/SI vs MSI G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 15identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:4
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:16 GB
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:3
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:6
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:6
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:0
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:0
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • LAN controller
    • P5Q SE/R/C/SI:Atheros L1E
    • G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL

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Comparison of P5Q SE/R/C/SI, G41M2-FD
50 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU 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
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros L1ERealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one193 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 MB

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