Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe vs ASUS P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
9differ
18identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:AMD
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:Socket 939
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:4 GB
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:2
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:5
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- A8R32-MVP Deluxe:2
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of A8R32-MVP Deluxe, P5WDG2-WS
39 specifications	A ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe View product	B ASUS P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5WDG2-WS View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
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 outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell 88E8053 PCIe Gigabit LAN, Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN	Marvell 88E8066/8062 PCI-E Dual Gb LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI	2 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-X 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software	BIOS flash utility under DOS AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Symantec NIS 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connector	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x SATA 150/300
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC882, 8 channels +2 Channel High Definition Audio
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Audio I/O
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10

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