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ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 14identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (6 vs 2).

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:2
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:0
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:1
  • PCI slots
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:2
  • Width
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
    • 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard:218.4 mm

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Comparison of P5Q-VM, 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard
48 specifications
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1849 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111CUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm218.4 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGMA 950
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-2 x USB 2.0 connector support -1 x Floppy disk drive connector -4 x Serial ATAII connectors -1 x ATA100 connector -1 x SPDIF-out connector -1 x serial port pinheader -1 x PS/2 keyboard -1 x PS/2 mouse -3 in 1 audio jack -4 x USB 2.0 ports -1 x RJ45 LAN jack

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