Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL-AM SE vs GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)

34specifications compared
16differ
18identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5KPL-AM SE:2
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):4
Maximum internal memory
- P5KPL-AM SE:4 GB
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5KPL-AM SE:2
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5KPL-AM SE:2
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):6
Number of EATX power connectors
- P5KPL-AM SE:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5KPL-AM SE:4
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5KPL-AM SE:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):0
Headphone outputs
- P5KPL-AM SE:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):3

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Comparison of P5KPL-AM SE, GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)
58 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL-AM SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	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	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8102E(L)	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	5
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	210 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, PXE, RPL, WOR, PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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