Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

34specifications compared
18differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0

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Comparison of P5QL-E, GA-MA74GM-S2
54 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Precision Tweaker 2, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	234 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	- Drivers - ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM version) - ASUS Update	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
I/O portsKnown for one	3 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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