Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP vs GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:Intel
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:4
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:6
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:1
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
S/PDIF out connector
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:Yes
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:2
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP:2
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1

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Comparison of P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP, GA-M55SLI-S4
46 specifications	A ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M55SLI-S4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0	0
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Linux
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI Express x 1 slot 2 x PCI slots
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers Utilities
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	192KHz/24-bit	Realtek ALC850 Audio codec
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source

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