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ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P45 Zilent

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 13identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Zilent 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 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P45 Zilent (6 vs 3). The MSI P45 Zilent has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI P45 Zilent. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T on the MSI P45 Zilent.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
    • P45 Zilent:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P45 Zilent:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • P45 Zilent:8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P45 Zilent:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P45 Zilent:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P45 Zilent:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P45 Zilent:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • P45 Zilent:ATX

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Comparison of P5QL-EM, P45 Zilent
41 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one352 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista Windows XPUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, WOR @ RingUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2

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