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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair III Formula vs ASUS P5KPL-AM IN/OEM

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 10identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4

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52 specifications
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ASUS

Crosshair III FormulaView product
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P5KPL-AM IN/OEMView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8102E(L)
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers12
Expansion slotsKnown for one3 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm224 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm203 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS AI Suite - ASUS Update - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) - Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s
I/O portsKnown for one1 x Clr CMOS
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA 3100

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