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ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
13differ
17identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Number of COM connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of P5QL-E, GA-EG31MF-S2
46 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EG31MF-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
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	4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
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 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 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) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 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	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	220 mm
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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