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

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  • 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
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel XMP
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — 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 quantityDiffers68
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 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 one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Special featuresDiffersASUS 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 oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceS/PDF

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