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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus Extreme vs ASUS P5E3 WS PRO

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 27identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Depth
    • 269 mm
    • 244 mm

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48 specifications
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Maximus ExtremeView product
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P5E3 WS PROView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers36
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical out11
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresDual Gigabit EthernetDual Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipADI AD1988BADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers3 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.22 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x 1 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size16 Mbit16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm244 mm
Other features2 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresDiffersQ-Connector Q-Fan Plus ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS MyLogo3ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability featuresDiffersWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA II
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one3D Game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R 3DMark'06 AE Kaspersky Anti-Virus

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