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ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP vs GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 15identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:8 GB
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:4
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:6
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:3
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:1
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP:1
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP, GA-946GM-DS2
52 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
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 connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers10
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
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
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityDiffers01
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Modem (RJ-11) ports00
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers2 x Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11gGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneAI NOS ASUS AI Booster 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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm233 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresDiffers- AI Gear - AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Optional Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS Music Alarm - ASUS EZ Flash2 - ASUS MyLogo3@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
RAID controller typeKnown for oneNVIDIA MediaShield RAIDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 0+1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard NVIDIA MediaShield RAIDUnknown — not stated by the source

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