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ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 15identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard (3 vs 2). The MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard has 4 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (5 vs 1). The MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard.

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • X48PLATINUM Motherboard:0

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Comparison of P5Q-VM, X48PLATINUM Motherboard
47 specifications
Memoryidentical
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers15
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
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 mm248.9 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm309.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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