Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N-SLI S939 vs ASUS P5W DH Deluxe

37specifications compared
16differ
21identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8N-SLI S939:AMD
- P5W DH Deluxe:Intel
Processor socket
- A8N-SLI S939:Socket 939
- P5W DH Deluxe:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- A8N-SLI S939:4 GB
- P5W DH Deluxe:8 GB
RAID levels
- A8N-SLI S939:0, 1, 1+0
- P5W DH Deluxe:0, 1, 5
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8N-SLI S939:3
- P5W DH Deluxe:4
Number of SATA connectors
- A8N-SLI S939:4
- P5W DH Deluxe:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- A8N-SLI S939:2
- P5W DH Deluxe:1
Number of COM connectors
- A8N-SLI S939:1
- P5W DH Deluxe:No

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Comparison of A8N-SLI S939, P5W DH Deluxe
43 specifications	A ASUS A8N-SLI S939 View product	B ASUS P5W DH Deluxe View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0	0, 1, 5
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	AI NET2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 2 x PCI Express x16 - 2 x PCI Express x1 - 3 x PCI	2 x PCI-E x 16, 2 x PCI-E x 1, 3 x PCI.
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe - PC Health Monitoring - ASUS LiveUpdate - ASUS AI Booster - ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet - NVIDIA nTune - Anti-virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA II
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connector	Yes	Yes

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