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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q SE/R vs MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 18identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5Q SE/R (8 vs 6). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q SE/R (12 vs 6). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 1 more PCI Express x16 slots than the ASUS P5Q SE/R (2 vs 1). Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q SE/R, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard.

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 12
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1200
    • Realtek ALC888
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 1
    • 2

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48 specifications
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ASUS

P5Q SE/RView product
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P45NEO2-FR MotherboardView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros L1E
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Audio outputKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one243.8 mm
DepthKnown for one304.8 mm

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