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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-VM EPU vs MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 20identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P5QL-VM EPU (2 vs 1). The MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P5QL-VM EPU (2 vs 1). The ASUS P5QL-VM EPU has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QL-VM EPU, AMD on the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-VM EPU, Socket AM2 on the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6

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54 specifications
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ASUS

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790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

Model 790XT-G45

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790X
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100IDE
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sSATAII
I/O portsKnown for one1 x LPT connector
Audio outputKnown for oneRealtek ALC889
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 1+0, JBOD

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