Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5N-D, GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX
48 specifications	A ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5N-D View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 x 244
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 3100
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,PXE,AI NET2 WO USB/KB/MS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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