Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 vs ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

36specifications compared
18differ
18identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:AMD
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:Socket AM3
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:4
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:16 GB
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:7
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:8
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:1
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, P5QPL-AM
54 specifications	A ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 View product	B ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QPL-AM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA X4500
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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