Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q WS vs MSI P31 Neo-F V2

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q WS:6
- P31 Neo-F V2:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q WS:6
- P31 Neo-F V2:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q WS:6
- P31 Neo-F V2:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5Q WS:2
- P31 Neo-F V2:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q WS:1
- P31 Neo-F V2:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q WS:1
- P31 Neo-F V2:0
Networking features
- P5Q WS:Dual Gigabit LAN
- P31 Neo-F V2:Realtek 8111C
Audio chip
- P5Q WS:RealTek ALC1200
- P31 Neo-F V2:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5Q WS, P31 Neo-F V2
51 specifications	A ASUS P5Q WS View product	B MSI P31 Neo-F V2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	Realtek 8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	RealTek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slots	1	1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM version) - ASUS Update - ASUS AI Booster - Adobe Acrobat Reader - Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by PME, AI NET2 BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE

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