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ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready vs ASUS P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 13identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:8 GB
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:1, 0+1
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:6
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:1
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:3
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:2
    • P5VD2-X motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready, P5VD2-X
49 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers1, 0+10, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers63
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers12
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantity22
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers2 x Fast/Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11gGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneAI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS AI Booster Utility Precision Tweaker ASUS C.P.R.Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.21x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 4x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm218 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-VirusDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Software Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Direct X 9.0c
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltraDMA 133/100
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresDiffers- AI Gear - AI Nap - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Optional Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS Music Alarm - ASUS EZ Flash2 - ASUS MyLogo3SFS ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS C.P.R.
Manageability featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWOL by PME, WOR by PME
RAID controller typeKnown for oneNVIDIA MediaShield RAIDUnknown — not stated by the source

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