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ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P7N SLI-FI

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI P7N SLI-FI (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P7N SLI-FI (6 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P7N SLI-FI (6 vs 4). Networking features: PCIe Gb LAN on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, IEEE1394, Realtek RTL8211BL on the MSI P7N SLI-FI. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P7N SLI-FI.

Maximum internal memory
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- P7N SLI-FI:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P7N SLI-FI:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P7N SLI-FI:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P7N SLI-FI:4
Networking features
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:PCIe Gb LAN
- P7N SLI-FI:IEEE1394, Realtek RTL8211BL
Audio chip
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- P7N SLI-FI:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P7N SLI-FI:245 mm
Depth
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- P7N SLI-FI:304 mm

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Comparison of P5Q, P7N SLI-FI
40 specifications	A ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q View product	B MSI P7N SLI-FI View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 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
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIe Gb LAN	IEEE1394, Realtek RTL8211BL
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
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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