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ASUS P5B-E Plus vs ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 21identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B-E Plus:3
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B-E Plus:7
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5B-E Plus:1
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5B-E Plus:1
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:2
  • Audio chip
    • P5B-E Plus:ADI AD1988A
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:ADI AD1988B
  • Depth
    • P5B-E Plus:244 mm
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:245 mm

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Comparison of P5B-E Plus, P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready
49 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors33
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet2 x Fast/Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11g
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988AADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS AI Booster Utility Precision Tweaker ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x4 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.22 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI SuiteDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-Virus
Other features1 differ
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
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 2- AI Gear - AI Nap - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Optional Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS Music Alarm - ASUS EZ Flash2 - ASUS MyLogo3
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA MediaShield RAID
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1, 0+1

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