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ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 vs ASUS P5GC-VM PRO

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 14identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:8 GB
    • P5GC-VM PRO:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:3
    • P5GC-VM PRO:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
    • P5GC-VM PRO:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:4
    • P5GC-VM PRO:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
    • P5GC-VM PRO:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:2
    • P5GC-VM PRO:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:1
    • P5GC-VM PRO:2
  • Microphone in
    • P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:Yes
    • P5GC-VM PRO:No

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Comparison of P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3, P5GC-VM PRO
50 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® DUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inDiffersYesNo
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS AI Booster ASUS C.P.R.Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers3x PCIe x16 2x PCIe x1 2x PCI1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm227 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI SuiteYes
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB363Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffersASUS EPU ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGMA 950

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