Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P45 Neo3-FIR

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR. Audio chip: VIA VT1708B on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR.

Number of memory slots
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P45 Neo3-FIR:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P45 Neo3-FIR:16 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- P45 Neo3-FIR:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P45 Neo3-FIR:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0

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Comparison of P5QL-CM, P45 Neo3-FIR
39 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-CM View product	B MSI P45 Neo3-FIR View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	352 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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