Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL

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Comparison of P5BV, GA-M52L-S3
42 specifications	A ASUS P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5BV View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M52L-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethenet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI 32-bit/33 MHz 2x PCI-X 1x PCI-E x16	1 PCIE x 16 2 PCIE x 1 4 PCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraATA 33/66/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Z9s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	SmartFan I	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit

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