Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q WS vs ASUS Rampage Extreme

31specifications compared
7differ
24identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- P5Q WS:Non-ECC
- Rampage Extreme:ECC & Non-ECC
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5Q WS:2
- Rampage Extreme:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5Q WS:2
- Rampage Extreme:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q WS:0
- Rampage Extreme:1
PCI Express x1 slots
- P5Q WS:2
- Rampage Extreme:3
BIOS memory size
- P5Q WS:64 Mbit
- Rampage Extreme:16 Mbit

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Comparison of P5Q WS, Rampage Extreme
45 specifications	A ASUS P5Q WS View product	B ASUS Rampage Extreme View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	RealTek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM version) - ASUS Update - ASUS AI Booster - Adobe Acrobat Reader - Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresDiffers	WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by PME, AI NET2 BIOS	WOL - PME, WOR - PME
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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