Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL SE/C/SI vs GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5QL SE/C/SI:2
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL SE/C/SI:4
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL SE/C/SI:1
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL SE/C/SI:0
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5QL SE/C/SI:0
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P5QL SE/C/SI:1
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
LAN controller
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Realtek RTL8111C
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® 82567LM
Motherboard form factor
- P5QL SE/C/SI:ATX
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5QL SE/C/SI, GA-EQ45M-S2
49 specifications	A ASUS P5QL SE/C/SI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EQ45M-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	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	4
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Intel® 82567LM
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots.
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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