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ASUS P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Audio chip
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:350 mm
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:193 mm
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:214 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL, GA-M56S-S3
40 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express X16 1x PCI Express X1 3x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	214 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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