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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
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
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers12
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Number of COM connectorsDiffers1No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
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
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
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
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
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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