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ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset

21specifications compared
5differ
16identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:2

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Comparison of P5E, GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset
32 specifications	A ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Marvell88E8056 PCIe Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIe2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus (OEM) Image-Editing Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	JMicron PATA, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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