Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E-VM DO vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

25specifications compared
7differ
18identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5E-VM DO:8 GB
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E-VM DO:4
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E-VM DO:6
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Audio chip
- P5E-VM DO:Realtek ALC883
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5E-VM DO:244 mm
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5E-VM DO:244 mm
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of P5E-VM DO, GA-P31-DS3L
48 specifications	A ASUS P5E-VM DO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-DS3L View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	384 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. SFS vCore vDIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCIe x16 1x PCIe x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS AI Gear 2 ASUS AI Nap	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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