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ASUS P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5K-V, GA-M56S-S3
44 specifications	A ASUS P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K-V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 + CrossFire 1 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	214 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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