Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:4
Networking features
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:PCIe Gb LAN
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5Q, 945GCM478-L
36 specifications	A ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q View product	B MSI 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478-L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIe Gb LAN	10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express 16x 2 x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMA 66/100 IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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