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ASUS P5K Premium/WiFi-AP vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 15identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:6
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:4
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:6
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:1
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:ATX
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Audio chip
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:ADI AD1988B
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
  • Depth
    • P5K Premium/WiFi-AP:305 mm
    • GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of P5K Premium/WiFi-AP, GA-G31MX-S2
45 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista/XPMicrosoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS WiFi-AP SoloUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB

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