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ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 12identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM3 on the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P5QPL-AM, 880GM-E43
47 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Controller typeKnown for oneDualUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers45
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit/sPCI-E GbLAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 880G
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888S / ALC889
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers193 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneIntel GMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB710
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 0+1, JBOD

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