Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E64 WS Evolution vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E64 WS Evolution:Intel
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E64 WS Evolution:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5E64 WS Evolution:8 GB
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E64 WS Evolution:6
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5E64 WS Evolution:1
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E64 WS Evolution:6
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E64 WS Evolution:2
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E64 WS Evolution:1
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2

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Comparison of P5E64 WS Evolution, GA-MA78G-DS3H
44 specifications	A ASUS P5E64 WS Evolution View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x4 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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