Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX

21specifications compared
7differ
14identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm
Depth
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm

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Comparison of P5AD2-E, GA-K8N51PVMT-9
38 specifications	A ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5AD2-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51PVMT-9 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT 6307 IEEE1394
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Marvell PCIe 88E8053 Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI-Express X16 1 x PCI-Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	24.4 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	24.4 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	C-Media High Definition Audio 8-ch CODEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x S-Video
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA Firewall NVIDIA RAID 0,1,0+1,5 Norton Internet Security Xpress Installation Xpress Recovery 2

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