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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q WS vs MSI P31 Neo-F V2

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

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q WS has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q WS has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5Q WS has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 4). Networking features: Dual Gigabit LAN on the ASUS P5Q WS, Realtek 8111C on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2. Audio chip: RealTek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q WS, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2.

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

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Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit LANRealtek 8111C
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealTek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI-X slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm305 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
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL/WOR by PME,WOR by PME, AI NET2 BIOS
I/O portsKnown for one1 x IDE

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