Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

28specifications compared
6differ
22identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Networking features
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit LAN
- P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Audio chip
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Depth
- P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:224 mm
- P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:220 mm

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Comparison of P5QL-E/C/SI, P45T-C51
50 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E/C/SI View product	B MSI P45T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P45T-C51 View product
Processoridentical
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 controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Expansion slotsidentical
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	224 mm	220 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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