Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

31specifications compared
19differ
12identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:12
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5QL-E, GA-M78SM-S2H
50 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M78SM-S2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
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	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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 outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
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	Microsoft 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
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
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	210 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
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	3 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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