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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
    • P5Q SE/R:6
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q SE/R:6
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:12
  • Audio chip
    • P5Q SE/R:Realtek ALC1200
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:Realtek ALC888
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • P5Q SE/R:1
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:2

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Comparison of P5Q SE/R, P45NEO2-FR Motherboard
48 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — 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 connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros L1EUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
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
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source243.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source304.8 mm

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