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ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional, Intel® Pentium Extreme Edition / Pentium D

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 17identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional, Intel® Pentium Extreme Edition / Pentium D:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional, Intel® Pentium Extreme Edition / Pentium D:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional, Intel® Pentium Extreme Edition / Pentium D:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • P5WDG2 WS Professional, Intel® Pentium Extreme Edition / Pentium D:ATX

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Comparison of P5B-VM, P5WDG2 WS Professional, Intel® Pentium Extreme Edition / Pentium D
54 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindowsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x4 2x PCI 2.2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one245 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one245 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-VirusDrivers BIOS flash utility AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Anti virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 Microsoft Direct X 9.0C
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB363 PATA & SATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for one- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Advanced Q-Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS C.P.R. - ASUS MyLogo 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPLUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB363Unknown — not stated by the source

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