Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A79T Deluxe vs ASUS P5Q SE/R/C/SI

45specifications compared
11differ
34identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A79T Deluxe:AMD
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A79T Deluxe:Socket AM3
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A79T Deluxe:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M4A79T Deluxe:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A79T Deluxe:5
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A79T Deluxe:2
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:1
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A79T Deluxe:1
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A79T Deluxe:1
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:0

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Comparison of M4A79T Deluxe, P5Q SE/R/C/SI
52 specifications	A ASUS M4A79T Deluxe View product	B ASUS P5Q SE/R/C/SI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
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 quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros L1E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
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 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraDMA 133/100/66	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATA 3 Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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