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ASUS Maximus II GENE vs GIGABYTE GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 10identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • Maximus II GENE:Non-ECC
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus II GENE:16 GB
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Maximus II GENE:7
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Maximus II GENE:6
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Maximus II GENE:1
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Maximus II GENE:1
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Maximus II GENE:1
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Maximus II GENE:1
    • GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of Maximus II GENE, GA-5EXSH-RH
55 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-CoreIntel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers63
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 3000
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots11
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster, 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOSUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI-X slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - ASUS TurboV utility - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - ASUS AI SuiteUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB363 PATA/SATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffersIntel ICH10R SATAITE IT8718F-S
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceXGI Volari Z7
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel ICH7R
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB

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