Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B Deluxe vs GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5B Deluxe:8 GB
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B Deluxe:7
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5B Deluxe:2
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Networking features
- P5B Deluxe:Dual Gigabit LAN
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Depth
- P5B Deluxe:245 mm
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of P5B Deluxe, GA-945PL-S3
43 specifications	A ASUS P5B Deluxe View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945PL-S3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec

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