Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX vs ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

28specifications compared
7differ
21identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:AMD
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:Socket 939
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:4
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX, P5AD2-E
42 specifications	A ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX View product	B ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5AD2-E View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit LAN & Wireless 54 Mbps IEEE 802.11g	Marvell PCIe 88E8053 Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 with SLI, x16, x16 1 x PCI-E x4 (PCI-E x4 / PCI-E x1) 3 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) application NV Firewall NV RAID Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF	C-Media High Definition Audio 8-ch CODEC
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 & JBOD - Serial ATA Silicon Image 3132	Unknown — not stated by the source

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