Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Gene vs ASUS P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- Maximus III Gene:0, 1, 5, 10
- P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus III Gene:3
- P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Gene:9
- P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER:8
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus III Gene:1
- P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER:0
Networking features
- Maximus III Gene:Gigabit LAN
- P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER:PCIe
Motherboard form factor
- Maximus III Gene:micro ATX
- P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER:ATX
PCI Express x16 slots
- Maximus III Gene:2
- P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER:4

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Comparison of Maximus III Gene, P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER
45 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Gene View product	B ASUS P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	PCIe
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1200
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363 SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel P55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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