Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Width
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:30.5 mm
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of P5NSLI, GA-M59SLI-S4
51 specifications	A ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5NSLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M59SLI-S4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
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
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 connectorsDiffers	0	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	AI NET 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 8 2 x PCI Express x 1 2 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	244 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 featuresidentical
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 outputKnown for one	6-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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