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ASUS P5B-Plus Vista Edition vs ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 27identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:0, 1, 10
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:8
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:7
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:2
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:1
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:2
  • Networking features
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:Gigabit Ethernet
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:Dual Gigabit Ethernet
  • Depth
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:228.6 mm
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:244 mm

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Comparison of P5B-Plus Vista Edition, P5B Premium Vista Edition
47 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers87
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical out11
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetDual Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneSFS ASUS C.P.R.Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.22x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers228.6 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti Virus (OEM)Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti Virus (OEM)
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeUltraDMA 133/100/66UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeSerial ATA I/IISerial ATA I/II
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresDiffersASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2ASUS C.P.R. AI NOS SFS ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo2
Manageability featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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