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ASUS P5QL-VM EPU vs MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD

36specifications compared
12differ
24identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-VM EPU has 2 more memory slots than the MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL-VM EPU has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5QL-VM EPU has 1,247 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD (1759 MB vs 512 MB). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QL-VM EPU, AMD on the MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-VM EPU, Socket AM2 on the MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD.

Processor manufacturer
- P5QL-VM EPU:Intel
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QL-VM EPU:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5QL-VM EPU:4
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-VM EPU:16 GB
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:8 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- P5QL-VM EPU:1759 MB
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:512 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-VM EPU:3
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-VM EPU:6
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL-VM EPU:1
- 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD:2

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Comparison of P5QL-VM EPU, 785GTM-E45
53 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-VM EPU View product	B MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard AMD Model 785GTM-E45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 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 connectorsDiffers	3	4
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 785G
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	229 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	SATA
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x LPT connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Azalia
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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