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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II GENE vs ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 22identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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P5QPL-VM EPUView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros L1E
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers12
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster, 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm208 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
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
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersJMicron JMB363 PATA/SATAUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeDiffersIntel ICH10R SATASATA 3 Gb/s
I/O portsKnown for one1 x LPT connector
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10

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