Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD

27specifications compared
9differ
18identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD (6 vs 5). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD.

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:2
Audio chip
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5QL-EM, GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
54 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-EM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GPM-DS2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista Windows XP	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD3200
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	352 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source

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