Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Marvell 88E8001
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Networking features
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AI NET 2
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Width
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:30.5 mm
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:22.9 mm
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of P5NSLI, GA-945PL-S3
51 specifications	A ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5NSLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945PL-S3 View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8001	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	AI NET 2	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	AI Overclocking Precision Tweaker FSB tuning Memory tuning PCI-E frequency tuning ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	30.5 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	22.9 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS Music Alarm NVIDIA RIS Antivirus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	6-channel	Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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