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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	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
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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