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ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron vs ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 8identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:AMD
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Socket 940
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:6
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:4
  • ECC сompatibility
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:ECC
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:ECC & Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:24 GB
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:3
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:8
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:1

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Comparison of K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron, P5WDG2 WS Professional
46 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket 940LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers64
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers24 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers41
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers62
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersFast/Gigabit EthernetDual Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Linux Operating System (RedHat WS3.0, SuSE v9.2)Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffersPCI-E x16 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88SE614x
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAI Nap AI Gear My Logo 2 ASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking AI Clock Skew ASUS PEG Link Hyper Path 3 ASUS BIOS Profile ASUS C.P.R. ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI NET2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 Q-Connector ASUS AI Quiet
Manageability featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security 2005Unknown — not stated by the source

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