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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II Formula vs ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 9identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 2
    • 0
  • Audio chip
    • ADI AD2000B
    • Realtek ALC662
  • Audio output channels
    • 7.1 channels
    • 5.1 channels

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48 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus II FormulaView product
B

ASUS

Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium EditionView product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/Vista
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm350 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring
Controller interface typeKnown for oneMarvell 88SE6121
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10

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