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ASUS P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX
Audio chip
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Width
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:305 mm
Depth
- P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:245 mm

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Comparison of P5K-VM, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
45 specifications	A ASUS P5K-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5K-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8056	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889A
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R. PCI Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x4 2 x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS AI Lifestyle Features: - AP Trigger. - ASUS AI Gear2. - ASUS AI Nap. - ASUS Q-Fan. ASUS Crystal Sound: - ASUS Noise Filter. ASUS EZ DIY: - ASUS Q-Connector. - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. - ASUS EZ Flash 2.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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