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ASUS P5B-E Plus vs ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 17identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5B-E Plus:4
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5B-E Plus:8 GB
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B-E Plus:3
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B-E Plus:7
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B-E Plus:3
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5B-E Plus:1
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5B-E Plus:1
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5B-E Plus:ATX
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5B-E Plus, P5GZ-MX
66 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400,533 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88E8001
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 945GZ Express
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988ARealtek ALC883
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x4 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.21x PCI-E x16/x4 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm203 mm
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresDiffers- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Fanless Design - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 2ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS AI NET 2 ASUS C.P.R. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo
Manageability featuresWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI SuiteUnknown — not stated by the source

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