Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Blitz Formula (SE) ATX vs ASUS P5K SE

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:6
- P5K SE:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:3
- P5K SE:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:2
- P5K SE:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:2
- P5K SE:1
Audio chip
- Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:ADI AD1988B
- P5K SE:Realtek ALC883
BIOS memory size
- Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:16 Mbit
- P5K SE:64 Mbit
Depth
- Blitz Formula (SE) ATX:245 mm
- P5K SE:193 mm

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Comparison of Blitz Formula (SE) ATX, P5K SE
42 specifications	A ASUS Blitz Formula (SE) ATX View product	B ASUS P5K SE View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Window XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	COP EX LED ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCIe x16 3x PCIe x1 2x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI-E x16 3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ATI CrossFire GC (x8)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL (PME) WOR (PME) PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark 3DMark 06 AE Kaspersky Anti-Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source

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