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ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

34specifications compared
8differ
26identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Networking features
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit LAN
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Fast Ethernet
Depth
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:224 mm
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:220 mm
Controller 2nd interface type
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:IDE
Controller interface type
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:SATA 3 Gb/s
- P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:SATAII

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Comparison of P5QL-E/C/SI, P45-C51
53 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E/C/SI View product	B MSI P45-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P45-C51 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/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
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 quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	3	3
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
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	220 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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