Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL SE vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

35specifications compared
22differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL SE:Intel
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5QL SE:2
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL SE:8 GB
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL SE:3
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL SE:4
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL SE:6
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL SE:0
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P5QL SE, GA-MA78GM-DS2H
53 specifications	A ASUS P5QL SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-DS2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
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
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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