Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

33specifications compared
12differ
21identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 2 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (3 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, Intel on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3A79-T Deluxe:AMD
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A79-T Deluxe:Socket AM2
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M3A79-T Deluxe:1, 5, 10
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M3A79-T Deluxe:2
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- M3A79-T Deluxe:1
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3A79-T Deluxe:3
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M3A79-T Deluxe:0
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3A79-T Deluxe:0
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M3A79-T Deluxe, P5Q-EM
65 specifications	A ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe View product	B ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-EM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	3	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® G45
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC1200
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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