Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX
Audio chip
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Width
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:305 mm
Depth
- P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:245 mm

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Comparison of P5B-MX, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
43 specifications	A ASUS P5B-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889A
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-fan ASUS MyLogo 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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