ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45D3 PLATINUM

Comparison of P5Q, P45D3 PLATINUM

31 specifications	A ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q View product	B MSI P45D3 PLATINUMView product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	PCIe Gb LAN	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista Basic/Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 1 x IDE 8 x SATA II
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
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Circu-Pipe 2, Dr. Mos, 2-phase chipset / memory, Green Power Center

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