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ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 13identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard.

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:ATX
  • Audio chip
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC1200
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:Realtek ALC888
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • P43NEO3-F Motherboard:1

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Comparison of P5Q-VM, P43NEO3-F Motherboard
48 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1849 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
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
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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