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ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P43 NEO-F

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P43 NEO-F (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P43 NEO-F (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 85 mm more width than the MSI P43 NEO-F (305 mm vs 220 mm). Networking features: PCIe Gb LAN on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet on the MSI P43 NEO-F. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P43 NEO-F.

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P43 NEO-F:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P43 NEO-F:4
Networking features
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:PCIe Gb LAN
- P43 NEO-F:10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Audio chip
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- P43 NEO-F:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P43 NEO-F:220 mm
Depth
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- P43 NEO-F:305 mm

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Comparison of P5Q, P43 NEO-F
41 specifications	A ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q View product	B MSI P43 NEO-F View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown 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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIe Gb LAN	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 1 x IDE 6 x SATA II
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HeatSink
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

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