Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX

36specifications compared
9differ
27identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5QPL-VM, KA780GM
51 specifications	A ASUS P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QPL-VM View product	B MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX Model KA780GM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1849 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIe Gb LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
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 & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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