ASUS MB P5GD1 vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI ROYAL

Comparison of MB P5GD1, GA-8N-SLI ROYAL

30 specifications	A ASUS MB P5GD1View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI ROYALView product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Microphone inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell 88E8053 PCIe Gigabit LAN Controller, features AI NET2	Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit Ethernet, Marvell 88E8111 Gigabit LAN PHY
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 915P Express	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI (PCI 2.3) 1 x DPS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	305 x 245	305 x 244
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC861 High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x S/PDIF Output 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x 8-Channel Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 2 x USB 2.0 CPU / Chassis / Power FAN Chassis Intrusion CD audio in GAME/MIDI Front panel High Definition Audio 1 x COM2 24-pin ATX Power 4-pin ATX 12V Pow	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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