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

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

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5QPL-VM EPU:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- P5QPL-VM EPU:2
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- P5QPL-VM EPU:8 GB
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QPL-VM EPU:2
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QPL-VM EPU:4
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:7
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5QPL-VM EPU:1
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM EPU:4
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM EPU:0
- X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5QPL-VM EPU, X58M
53 specifications	A ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU View product	B MSI X58M motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) micro ATX Model X58M View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1759 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
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	245 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATAII
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x LPT connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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