Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs ASUS P5B-VM DO

28specifications compared
8differ
20identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P5B-VM DO:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P5B-VM DO:7
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P5B-VM DO:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P5B-VM DO:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P5B-VM DO:1
Motherboard form factor
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- P5B-VM DO:micro ATX
BIOS memory size
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:64 Mbit
- P5B-VM DO:16 Mbit

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Comparison of P5B-Plus, P5B-VM DO
45 specifications	A ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B-Plus View product	B ASUS P5B-VM DO View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
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 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x4 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	228.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti Virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	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 MyLogo 2 ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI AD1988
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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