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
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
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
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
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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