Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-E SLI vs GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

18specifications compared
3differ
15identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5N-E SLI:8 GB
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
LAN controller
- P5N-E SLI:Marvell 88E1116
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B

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Comparison of P5N-E SLI, GA-945P-DS3
36 specifications	A ASUS P5N-E SLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945P-DS3 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E1116	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	6.1 channels	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 Express x16 - VGA: x16 - SLI: x8, x8 1 x PCI Express 2 x PCI (PCI 2.2)	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm

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