Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Parallel ports quantity
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of P5LD2-X, GA-X48-DS5
78 specifications	A ASUS P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5LD2-X View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X48-DS5 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X48
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH9R
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	2 x PCIE 2.0 x16 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	183 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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