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ASUS P5QL PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

37specifications compared
15differ
22identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL PRO has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL PRO has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5QL PRO (4 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QL PRO, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL PRO, Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD.

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL PRO:Intel
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL PRO:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5QL PRO:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL PRO:16 GB
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL PRO:3
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL PRO:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL PRO:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5QL PRO:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P5QL PRO, GA-MA74GM-S2
54 specifications	A ASUS P5QL PRO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS, ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	234 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	- Drivers - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM version) - ASUS Update	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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