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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
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers62
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
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
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
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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