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ASUS P5B-Plus Vista Edition vs GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 15identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:Non-ECC
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:2
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:8
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
  • S/PDIF out connector
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:Yes
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:1
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:2
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
  • Number of COM connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:1
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • P5B-Plus Vista Edition:1
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of P5B-Plus Vista Edition, GA-N680SLI-DQ6
53 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Internal I/O7 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
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 connectorsDiffers12
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers1No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Digital audio optical outDiffers10
Parallel ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast/Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
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 2.22 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers228.6 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA I/IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti Virus (OEM)Unknown — not stated by the source

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