Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
9differ
21identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E3 WS PRO:6
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 WS PRO:6
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5E3 WS PRO:2
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 WS PRO:6
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 WS PRO:1
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5E3 WS PRO:1
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5E3 WS PRO:ADI AD1988B
- GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5E3 WS PRO, GA-X38T-DQ6
46 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 WS PRO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X38T-DQ6 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel XMP
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8056	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x 1 2 x PCI-X 1 x PCI	-2 PCI Express x16 -3 PCI Express x1 -2 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	-Ultra Durable 2 -Copper Silent Pipe & Crazy Cool -@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress -Xpress Recovery2.
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S/PDF

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