Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A-H/HDMI AMD vs ASUS P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:AMD
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:Socket AM2
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:4
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:8 GB
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:8
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:6
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:ATX
- P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of M3A-H/HDMI, P5KPL-CM
36 specifications	A ASUS M3A-H/HDMI AMD Model M3A-H/HDMI View product	B ASUS P5KPL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5KPL-CM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	VIA VT1708B
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	203 mm

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