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ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX has 5 more headphone outputs than the ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, AMD on the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:6
Networking features
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit LAN
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of P5QL-E/C/SI, 790XT-G45
54 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E/C/SI View product	B MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX Model 790XT-G45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
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
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	224 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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