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
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
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.