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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
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
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
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
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
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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