Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2 GB
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
Networking features
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:10/100Mbps
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Motherboard form factor
- P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX:ATX
- GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P4PE-X, GA-Q57M-S2H
45 specifications	A ASUS P4PE-X motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model P4PE-X View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-Q57M-S2H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	229 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	232 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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