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ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 11identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:8 GB
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:4
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:6
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:2
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • Parallel ports quantity
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:0
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • Serial ports quantity
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:0
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:ATX
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Width
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready:305 mm
    • GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:233 mm

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Comparison of P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready, GA-8I945GM-S2
45 specifications
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 0+1Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityDiffers01
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers2 x Fast/Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11gGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988BUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
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 2.21 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm233 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-VirusUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one- 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 MyLogo3Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneNVIDIA MediaShield RAIDUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC883

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