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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
    • Maximus II GENE:4
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus II GENE:16 GB
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Maximus II GENE:3
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Maximus II GENE:7
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Maximus II GENE:4
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Maximus II GENE:6
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Maximus II GENE:1
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Maximus II GENE:1
    • P5QPL-VM EPU:2

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Comparison of Maximus II GENE, P5QPL-VM EPU
53 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-CoreUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGMA X4500
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAtheros L1E
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers12
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster, 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOSUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm208 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 SuiteUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersJMicron JMB363 PATA/SATAUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeDiffersIntel ICH10R SATASATA 3 Gb/s
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x LPT connector
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source

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