Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Extreme vs ASUS P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

28specifications compared
13differ
15identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Maximus III Extreme:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus III Extreme:16 GB
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus III Extreme:9
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:7
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:1
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:1
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Maximus III Extreme:1
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Audio chip
- Maximus III Extreme:VIA VT2020
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC887

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Comparison of Maximus III Extreme, P5P41C
41 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Extreme View product	B ASUS P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5P41C View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	9	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT2020	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1+2 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	5	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	208 mm
Other features1 differ
Manageability featuresDiffers	PME,WOR by PME,PXE	WOL, PXE, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up

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