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ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 10identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5GZ-MX motherboard Intel® 945GZ Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:1

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Comparison of P5GZ-MX, P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready
65 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® DUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one400,533 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8001Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet2 x Fast/Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11g
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 945GZ ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC883ADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS AI Booster Utility Precision Tweaker ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16/x4 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.22 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers203 mm245 mm
Other features1 differ
Special featuresDiffersASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS AI NET 2 ASUS C.P.R. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo- AI Gear - AI Nap - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Optional Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS Music Alarm - ASUS EZ Flash2 - ASUS MyLogo3
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA MediaShield RAID
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-Virus

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