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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
Memory1 differ
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers10
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
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
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
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
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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