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

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  • 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
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers94
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers74
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8112LUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT2020Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1+2 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers51
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm208 mm
Other features1 differ
Manageability featuresDiffersPME,WOR by PME,PXEWOL, PXE, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up

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