Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMD
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
PCI Express x1 slots
- P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3

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Comparison of P5QL/EPU, GA-MA790FX-UD5P
49 specifications	A ASUS P5QL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL/EPU View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-MA790FX-UD5P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
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 quantity	1	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	204 mm	244 mm
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 connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JBOD
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

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