Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

33specifications compared
9differ
24identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:VIA VT1708S
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:193 mm
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Controller 2nd interface type
- P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:UltraDMA 133/100/66
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:ATA-133/100/66/33

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Comparison of P5QL/C/SI, GA-EQ45M-S2
50 specifications	A ASUS P5QL/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL/C/SI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EQ45M-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	4
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82567LM
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots.
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA

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