Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:NA (integrated CPU)
ECC сompatibility
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:1 GB
S/PDIF out connector
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Yes
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:0
COM ports quantity
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:0
PCI slots
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:4

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Comparison of P5P41C, GA-686BX
50 specifications	A ASUS P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5P41C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX Model GA-686BX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	NA (integrated CPU)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	1 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	4
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	2 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	208 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, PXE, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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