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ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI Striker II Formula

21specifications compared
6differ
15identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI Striker II Formula (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Striker II Formula (6 vs 3). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI Striker II Formula (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1 on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the MSI Striker II Formula.

Maximum internal memory
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- Striker II Formula:8 GB
RAID levels
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1
- Striker II Formula:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- Striker II Formula:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- Striker II Formula:1
Depth
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- Striker II Formula:245 mm

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Comparison of P5Q, Striker II Formula
37 specifications	A ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q View product	B MSI Striker II Formula View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI 2.2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS AI Suite, Futuremark 3DMark 06 AE
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	PCIe Gb LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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