Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5E WS Professional:8 GB
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E WS Professional:6
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E WS Professional:6
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E WS Professional:6
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E WS Professional:2
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E WS Professional:1
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
LAN controller
- P5E WS Professional:Marvell 88E8056
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Width
- P5E WS Professional:395 mm
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of P5E WS Professional, GA-P31-DS3L
45 specifications	A ASUS P5E WS Professional View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-DS3L View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x1 1 x PCI-X 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	395 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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