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 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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	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
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
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
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
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
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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