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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K Premium/WiFi-AP vs GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 14identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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44 specifications
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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-M56S-S3

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm214 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS WiFi-AP Solo
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB

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