Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-VM EPU vs MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD

38specifications compared
9differ
29identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-VM EPU:Intel
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL-VM EPU:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
Maximum graphics card memory
- P5QL-VM EPU:1759 MB
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:512 MB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-VM EPU:6
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:5
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-VM EPU:0
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-VM EPU:0
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:1
Headphone outputs
- P5QL-VM EPU:1
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:6
Controller 2nd interface type
- P5QL-VM EPU:UltraDMA 133/100
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:IDE

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Comparison of P5QL-VM EPU, 785GM-E65
53 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-VM EPU View product	B MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD Model 785GM-E65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1759 MB	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 785G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
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 & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 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	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATAII
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x LPT connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD

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