Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K64 WS vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5K64 WS:6
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K64 WS:6
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5K64 WS:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:1
Audio chip
- P5K64 WS:RealTek ALC888
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5K64 WS, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
39 specifications	A ASUS P5K64 WS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
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 memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out 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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	RealTek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI 2.2	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 & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II Symantec NIS 2006 Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS C.P.R. ASUS CPU Lock Free EZ Flash2 SFS Stack Cool 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL (PME), WOR (PME), PXE, AI NET	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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