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ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5QL-E, GA-EG31M-S2
49 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG31M-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports4 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 quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro 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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Precision Tweaker 2, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
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
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	224 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Drivers - ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM version) - ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	3 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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