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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
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
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 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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
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
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
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
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
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
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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