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
    • Maximus Extreme:3
    • P5E3 WS PRO:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Maximus Extreme:3
    • P5E3 WS PRO:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Maximus Extreme:2
    • P5E3 WS PRO:1
  • Depth
    • Maximus Extreme:269 mm
    • P5E3 WS PRO:244 mm

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Comparison of Maximus Extreme, P5E3 WS PRO
48 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers36
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88E8056
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/VistaUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers269 mm244 mm
Other features2 differ
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 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one3D Game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R 3DMark'06 AE Kaspersky Anti-VirusUnknown — not stated by the source

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