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ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5QL-E/C/SI, G41TM-E63
50 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E/C/SI View product	B MSI G41TM-E63 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E63 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8131M
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	224 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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