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ASUS P5Q SE2 vs ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

44specifications compared
9differ
35identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P5Q SE2 (2 vs 1). The ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q SE2 (1 vs 0). The ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the ASUS P5Q SE2 (1 vs 0). Audio chip: VIA VT1708S on the ASUS P5Q SE2, Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5Q SE2:1
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q SE2:0
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q SE2:0
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Audio chip
- P5Q SE2:VIA VT1708S
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
PCI Express x1 slots
- P5Q SE2:2
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5Q SE2:1
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
PCI slots
- P5Q SE2:3
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Depth
- P5Q SE2:193 mm
- P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5Q SE2, P5Q3
49 specifications	A ASUS P5Q SE2 View product	B ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q3 View product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC1200
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE

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