Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 5). The MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5QL-CM, KA780G
37 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-CM View product	B MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX Model KA780G View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	352 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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