Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 WS PRO vs GIGABYTE Motherboard AMD790FX

36specifications compared
16differ
20identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E3 WS PRO:Intel
- Motherboard AMD790FX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E3 WS PRO:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Motherboard AMD790FX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5E3 WS PRO:8 GB
- Motherboard AMD790FX:16 GB
RAID levels
- P5E3 WS PRO:0, 1, 5, 10
- Motherboard AMD790FX:0
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E3 WS PRO:6
- Motherboard AMD790FX:2
Number of EATX power connectors
- P5E3 WS PRO:1
- Motherboard AMD790FX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5E3 WS PRO:2
- Motherboard AMD790FX:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5E3 WS PRO:1
- Motherboard AMD790FX:2

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Comparison of P5E3 WS PRO, Motherboard AMD790FX
47 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 WS PRO View product	B GIGABYTE Motherboard AMD790FX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical out	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro 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	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 x PCI Express x16 -2 x PCI Express x8 -1 x PCI Express x1 -2 x PCI slots.
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	-@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2 -Virtual Dual BIOS.
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/PDIF

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