Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Compatible operating systems
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Windows XP/Vista
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Windows Vista/XP/2000
Depth
- P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of P5KR, GA-P31-DS3L
39 specifications	A ASUS P5KR LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-DS3L View product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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	AI NET2	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	- AI NOS - ASUS AI Booster - vCore - vDIMM - vChipset SFS - FSB - ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II / ASUS AI Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC 883	Unknown — not stated by the source

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