Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard

26specifications compared
11differ
15identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (3 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard.

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:AMD
Processor socket
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:ATX

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Comparison of P5Q-VM, K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard
49 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-VM View product	B MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1849 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8200

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