Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset

23specifications compared
5differ
18identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP:2
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP:6
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Audio chip
- P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP:ADI AD1988B
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Depth
- P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP:244 mm
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:210 mm

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Comparison of P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP, GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset
45 specifications	A ASUS P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. SFS AI NOS ASUS AI Booster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-E x1 3x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard ASUS PC Probe II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 3 ASUS EZ DIY WiFi@Home ASUS QTS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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