Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

23specifications compared
9differ
14identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) 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 KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 5). The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) 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 KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMD
Number of memory slots
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of P5QL-CM, KA790GX
37 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-CM View product	B MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model KA790GX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	352 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
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
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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