Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7Q57-M DO vs MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

27specifications compared
12differ
15identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7Q57-M DO:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- P7Q57-M DO:4
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7Q57-M DO:4
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P7Q57-M DO:6
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7Q57-M DO:6
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- P7Q57-M DO:1
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P7Q57-M DO:1
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
Networking features
- P7Q57-M DO:Gigabit Ethernet
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps

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Comparison of P7Q57-M DO, 945GCM478
54 specifications	A ASUS P7Q57-M DO View product	B MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket 478
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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