Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A79 Deluxe vs ASUS P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A79 Deluxe:AMD
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A79 Deluxe:Socket AM2
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A79 Deluxe:4
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A79 Deluxe:5
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A79 Deluxe:6
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A79 Deluxe:1
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A79 Deluxe:1
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A79 Deluxe:0
- P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI:1

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Comparison of M4A79 Deluxe, P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI
44 specifications	A ASUS M4A79 Deluxe View product	B ASUS P5KPL-AM SE/C/SI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8102E(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100/10 LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	183 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Drivers. - ASUS PC Probe II. - Anti-virus software (OEM version). - ASUS Update.
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL, XE, RPL, WOR, PME Wake Up

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