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ASUS P5E3 WS PRO vs ASUS P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 8identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5E3 WS PRO:4
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5E3 WS PRO:8 GB
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5E3 WS PRO:6
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5E3 WS PRO:6
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5E3 WS PRO:2
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5E3 WS PRO:6
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5E3 WS PRO:2
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5E3 WS PRO:1
    • P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P5E3 WS PRO, P5G-MX
50 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsDiffers21
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows XP / Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x 1 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 1 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit32 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffersASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo
Manageability featuresDiffersWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEWOL, PXE, WOR @ Ring, PME WU
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGMA 950
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update

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