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ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition vs ASUS P5NT WS

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 27identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • P5NT WS:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:2
    • P5NT WS:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:7
    • P5NT WS:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:3
    • P5NT WS:4
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:1
    • P5NT WS:2
  • Audio chip
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:ADI AD1988B
    • P5NT WS:RealTek ALC888
  • Depth
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:244 mm
    • P5NT WS:245 mm
  • Controller 2nd interface type
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:UltraDMA 133/100/66
    • P5NT WS:UltraDMA 133/100/66/33

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Comparison of P5B Premium Vista Edition, P5NT WS
46 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical out11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresDual Gigabit EthernetDual Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealTek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAI NOS ASUS AI Booster ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.23x PCI Express x16 1x PCI-X 2x PCI Express x1 1x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti Virus (OEM)Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti Virus (OEM)
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeSerial ATA I/IISerial ATA I/II
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresDiffersASUS C.P.R. AI NOS SFS ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo2ASUS EZ DIY ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Q-Fan 2
Manageability featuresDiffersWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEWOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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