Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC888
Depth
- P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:183 mm
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:214 mm

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Comparison of P5LD2-X/1333, GA-M56S-S3
38 specifications	A ASUS P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5LD2-X/1333 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power 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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) 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
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	214 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL - PME WOR - PME WOR - Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II	Unknown — not stated by the source

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