Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
LAN controller
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel® 82576EB
Motherboard form factor
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:4
PCI slots
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1

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Comparison of P5QL/EPU, Z8PE-D18
53 specifications	A ASUS P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL/EPU View product	B ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8PE-D18 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Intel® 82576EB
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	SSI EEB
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5520
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024 - C-TICK
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	204 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASWM2.0

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