Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II GENE vs ASUS P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

42specifications compared
15differ
27identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus II GENE:7
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Maximus II GENE:4
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus II GENE:1
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus II GENE:1
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Maximus II GENE:1
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Networking features
- Maximus II GENE:Gigabit LAN
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- Maximus II GENE:micro ATX
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- Maximus II GENE:1
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of Maximus II GENE, P5QL/C/SI
50 specifications	A ASUS Maximus II GENE View product	B ASUS P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL/C/SI View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708S
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster, 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - ASUS TurboV utility - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - ASUS AI Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	JMicron JMB363 PATA/SATA	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel ICH10R SATA	SATA 3 Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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