Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
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
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	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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