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ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 9identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P5QL-EM, K9N6PGM2-V
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC861 / ALC883 / ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista Windows XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, WOR @ RingUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one352 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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