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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 18identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 0+1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1

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47 specifications
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ASUS

P5E3 WS PROView product
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GIGABYTE

GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FXView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers12
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E8056Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x 1 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI2 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI.
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresDiffersASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3-@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2 -Virtual Dual BIOS.
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Audio outputKnown for oneYes

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