Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
BIOS type
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMI
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AWARD

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Comparison of P5BP-E/4L, GA-M52L-S3
44 specifications	A ASUS P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5BP-E/4L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M52L-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	XGI Z9s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x8 3 x PCI 32bit/33MHz	1 PCIE x 16 2 PCIE x 1 4 PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Live Update ASWM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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