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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G43M2 mATX S775

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 6identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (6 vs 4). Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI G43M2 mATX S775. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, micro ATX on the MSI G43M2 mATX S775.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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52 specifications
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ASUS

P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P5Q3

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MSI

G43M2 mATX S775View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE
Audio outputKnown for one6

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