Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus Formula vs ASUS P5E-VM DO

36specifications compared
16differ
20identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- Maximus Formula:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5E-VM DO:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- Maximus Formula:0, 1, 10
- P5E-VM DO:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus Formula:3
- P5E-VM DO:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Maximus Formula:3
- P5E-VM DO:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus Formula:6
- P5E-VM DO:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Maximus Formula:2
- P5E-VM DO:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus Formula:1
- P5E-VM DO:2
Networking features
- Maximus Formula:Dual Gigabit Ethernet
- P5E-VM DO:Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of Maximus Formula, P5E-VM DO
50 specifications	A ASUS Maximus Formula View product	B ASUS P5E-VM DO View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC883
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS C.P.R. SFS vCore vDIMM
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	1x PCIe x16 1x PCIe x1 2x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Suite 3DMark '06 AE Kaspersky Anti-Virus	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update
Other features2 differ
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo3	ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS AI Gear 2 ASUS AI Nap
Manageability featuresDiffers	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source

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