Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

29specifications compared
10differ
19identical
16known 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 K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P5Q-VM, K9N6SGM-VV.2
45 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-VM View product	B MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6SGM-VV.2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1849 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel 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
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	208.3 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

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