Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:6
HDMI ports quantity
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:1
Networking features
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit/s
- 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD:PCI-E GbLAN

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Comparison of P5QPL-AM, 880GM-E41
50 specifications	A ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QPL-AM View product	B MSI 880GM-E41 motherboard AMD Model 880GM-E41 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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 880G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1828S
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 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	200 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB710
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 0+1, JBOD

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