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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU vs MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 16identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 6
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 24 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 7
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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53 specifications
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ASUS

P5QPL-VM EPUView product
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MSI

X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX

Model X58M

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers26
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB24 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers47
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 connectorsDiffers13
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros L1ERealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers208 mm245 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 ALC888S / ALC889
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1

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