Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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	A ASUS P5Q SE/R/C/SI View product	B MSI G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M2-FD View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown 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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	193 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 MB

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