Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP vs ASUS P5E3 WS Professional

Add a product
  • 37specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 31identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:0, 1, 10
    • P5E3 WS Professional:0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:4
    • P5E3 WS Professional:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:1
    • P5E3 WS Professional:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • P5E3 WS Professional:1
  • Networking features
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:Gigabit LAN
    • P5E3 WS Professional:Dual Gigabit Ethernet
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:3
    • P5E3 WS Professional:2

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP, P5E3 WS Professional
47 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerMarvell 88E8056Marvell 88E8056
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANDual Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipADI AD1988BADI AD1988B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size16 Mbit16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons