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ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P43 Neo3-FR

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 8identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (6 vs 4). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
    • P43 Neo3-FR:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P43 Neo3-FR:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P43 Neo3-FR:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P43 Neo3-FR:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P43 Neo3-FR:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P43 Neo3-FR:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P43 Neo3-FR:0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P43 Neo3-FR:0

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Comparison of P5QL-EM, P43 Neo3-FR
46 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one352 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista Windows XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 915P Express
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, WOR @ RingUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 0+1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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