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ASUS P5B Deluxe vs ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 25identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • P5B Deluxe:0, 1, JBOD
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B Deluxe:2
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B Deluxe:7
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B Deluxe:3
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5B Deluxe:2
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional:1

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Comparison of P5B Deluxe, P5WDG2 WS Professional
42 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers78
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresDual Gigabit LANDual Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipADI AD1988BADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.22x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth245 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresDiffersWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEWOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88SE614x
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAI Nap AI Gear My Logo 2 ASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking AI Clock Skew ASUS PEG Link Hyper Path 3 ASUS BIOS Profile ASUS C.P.R. ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI NET2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 Q-Connector ASUS AI Quiet

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