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

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 21identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:Non-ECC
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:2
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:7
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
  • S/PDIF out connector
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:Yes
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:1
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:3
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:1
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5B Premium Vista Edition:2
    • GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4

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Comparison of P5B Premium Vista Edition, GA-N680SLI-DQ6
55 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal I/O6 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
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 connectorsDiffers31
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers24
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 quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantity11
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 featuresDiffersDual Gigabit EthernetFast/Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Power source typeATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 1x 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 & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 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 C.P.R. AI NOS SFS ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBODUnknown — 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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