Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of P5QPL-AM, 870-G45
46 specifications	A ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QPL-AM View product	B MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870-G45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
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
Controller typeKnown for one	Dual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit/s	PCI-E GbLAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8131M
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1828S
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	244 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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