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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 18identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (12 vs 6). The MSI P45PLATINUM 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 P45PLATINUM Motherboard. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard.

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 12
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1200
    • Realtek ALC888

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49 specifications
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ASUS

P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model P5Q-VM

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MSI

P45PLATINUM MotherboardView product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1849 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE
Audio outputKnown for oneYes

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