ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) vs ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Comparison of Maximus Formula (Special Edition), P5E

35 specifications	A ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition)View product	B ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5E View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1600 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell88E8056 PCIe Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCIe2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus (OEM) Image-Editing Suite
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE
RAID controller typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron PATA, SATA
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EPU	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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