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
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 Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	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
Expansion slotsidentical
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
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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