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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 13identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, Intel on the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 3
    • 1

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M3A79-T DeluxeView product
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P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors66
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers31
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200VIA VT1708B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm229 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions: • ASUS 8+2 Phase Power Design • ASUS Fanless Design: Heat pipe solution • ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 • ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Express Gate: • Access the Internet in 5-second* boot time without entering Windows • Friendly picture manager interface Actual boot time subj
Manageability featuresDiffersWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for oneIntel GMA4500
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one352 MB

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